whopper
noun
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Synonyms & Antonyms for whopper
Synonyms
fable, fabrication, fairy tale, falsehood, falsity, fib, lie, mendacity, prevarication, story, tale, taradiddle (or tarradiddle), untruth
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Week 2 offers some intriguing opportunities with visiting teams favored in half of the 16 games, including one whopper of a number, per the Wednesday BetMGM lines. — Ken Pomponio, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, "NFL Betting: 3 best underdog bets for Week 2," 11 Sep. 2019 But 9-year-old Van Schwemer of Webster actually did reel in a whopper ... and has the video to prove it. — Danny Hermosillo, Houston Chronicle, "Houston-area boy fights big fish in viral video," 28 Aug. 2019 Next week, Burger King’s signature whopper will have a new rival: the Impossible Whopper. — Time, "Burger King Is Rolling Out the Impossible Whopper Across the U.S.," 1 Aug. 2019 Ohio State at Nebraska, Sept. 28, Time TBD: Sure, Nebraska had a terrible start to 2018, but coach Scott Frost turned things around in the second half and then pulled in a whopper of a recruiting class. — Joan Niesen, SI.com, "September Stumbling Blocks for 2019's College Football Playoff Hopefuls," 28 June 2019 Cerebras is scheduled to unveil this whopper of a chip tonight at the Hot Chips conference at Stanford University. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "Cerebras Systems' new deep-learning chip is as big as your keyboard, and the largest ever," 19 Aug. 2019 No one really believes this whopper — least of all Mel, who is as tough and battered by experience as some of the antiques in his shop — but neither is anyone above exploiting it for personal gain. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: Lynn Shelton’s politically barbed ‘Sword of Trust,’ starring Marc Maron, takes on Civil War truthers," 18 July 2019 No one really believes this whopper — least of all Mel, who is as tough and battered by experience as some of the antiques in his shop — but neither is anyone above exploiting it for personal gain. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: Review: Politically barbed ‘Sword of Trust’ takes on Civil War truthers," 25 July 2019 Emilie Feldman, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, says there is growing empirical evidence that companies pursuing a series of smaller deals rather than focusing on whoppers are better off. — John D. Stoll, WSJ, "What Kylie Jenner Can Teach Us About M&A," 12 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'whopper.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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