whopper

noun

ˈ(h)wä-pər How to pronounce whopper (audio)
Definition of whoppernext
1
as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive told a whopper to get out of jury duty

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2
as in giant
something that is unusually large and powerful a whopper of a fish that won first prize in the derby the season finale ended with a whopper of a cliffhanger

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Recent Examples of whopper The Tampa Bay Rays third baseman smacked a 463-foot whopper late last month. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 July 2026 Bud had the whopper hooked with one hook of a treble behind a small gold spoon. — Marc Terziev, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026 This house specialty is a whopper of a drink and comes in a goblet filled with the family’s secret blend, which is heavy on Clamato mix. — Richard Guzman, Daily News, 24 June 2026 Another whopper was forthcoming. — Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for whopper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whopper
  1. lie
  2. giant
  3. tale
  4. whale
  5. story
  6. monster
  7. mammoth
  8. dinosaur
Noun
  • As much as many of us want to see justice prevail for all the lies, corruption, inhumanity and retribution, Americans are hurting, and the focus should be on relieving that hurt.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
  • But brands regularly build multimillion-dollar projects on the backs of the lies people tell about themselves.
    — Sam Peskin, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of lie
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  • The stock closed down about 4% Thursday as investors pondered the lawsuits, investigations, likely corporate jockeying and the resilience of a market driven by the gains of a few tech giants.
    — Kelvin Chan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Think a giant, twinkling dandelion field; technicolor hopscotch maze; fairy displays everywhere; and snazzy pathways that look straight out of a South Beach nightclub.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of giant
Noun
  • Amused, the actor offered a gentle lesson in mixing the perfect vodka and orange juice—just one of countless tales this legendary hotel has collected over nearly a century.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • From this banal beginning, Gray launches a tale of fear and violence, criminal conspiracies and paranoia.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of tale
Noun
  • From March to October, join a whale-watching trip to spot orcas, humpbacks, or grey whales.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The whale was 55 feet long and weighed more than 58,000 pounds, the scientists reported.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of whale
Noun
  • The Observer requested those findings, but the district did not provide them in response to questions for this story.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The Sentinel has also had to enlist lawyers to fend off threats from state officials who tried to stop us from publishing stories twice in just the last 18 months.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of story
Noun
  • The monster romance is as old as Pasiphaë tricking the white bull into bedding her, but a spate of recent offerings, across film and literature, especially, have come to form something less like a genre and more like a drug.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The potential start of a monster buyback program in December is a promising catalyst.
    — Alexa LoMonaco,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of monster
Noun
  • In ancient California, they are believed to have existed alongside other extinct native species, including bison-sized Jefferson’s ground sloths, Columbian mammoths and western camels.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • See fossils of the 14-foot, 20,000-pound mammoths that used to roam around Texas.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of mammoth
Noun
  • The sheriff's office shared photos of the couple, who were wearing matching dinosaur costumes, in custody.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • According to the study, scientists have long recognized the connection between the diversification of plant-eating dinosaurs and the rise of flowering plants during this period.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
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