RIPPER Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

ripper

noun

ˈri-pər

Definition of ripper

as in dream

something very good of its kind the comedian's last routine was a real ripper, leaving the audience in those proverbial stitches

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Recent Examples of ripper Sometimes the last thing a bodice-ripper needs is a reminder that the characters onscreen think leeching is a helpful medical treatment or that disagreements can only be handled with dueling pistols. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2026 Simply remove them with a seam ripper and sew them in their new home. — Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 27 Jan. 2026 They were accompanied by vocal virtuosos Lucius and blues-rock rippers Judith Hill and Eric Krasno, each fixtures in the local music community trying to rebuild itself in the wake of the Eaton fire. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026 Just 16 miles from the excellent city of Bozeman, Bridger Bowl has something for everybody—from kids taking their first lessons to the most hardcore rippers out there. — Brent Rose, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ripper

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Noun

Meanwhile, the Young Bucks will challenge Adam Copeland and Christian Cage for the AEW World Tag Team Championship in a dream match between teams from different generations.

— Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Pop, in making his dream a reality, became a hero and a torchbearer.

— Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of dream

Noun

This hermetic secrecy is how Allure beauty director Sarah Kinonen and I recently found ourselves in the bathroom of a suite in the Aman hotel on New York’s Fifth Avenue, brushing our teeth while members of the Dyson public relations team looked on.

— Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
As the affiliate industry grows, particularly for fashion brands and beauty brands which increasingly route a growing share of sales through such links, the answer is getting harder to parse.

— Tom Matsuda, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of beauty

Noun

As of April the Four Seasons Hotels and Residences has officially planted its flag in Cartagena, and its debut is a beaut.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
As for the performance T-shirts in the lineup, the oversized, moisture-wicking beauts are meant to turn heads in their color-happy Turmeric iteration.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 28 May 2026

Definition of beaut

Noun

Of course all the business between Patricia and the Boogeyman is just an excuse for Widow’s Bay to stage a corker of a send-up of 1978’s Halloween and slasher movies of its ilk.

— Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 June 2026
The breakfast buffet is supremely surreal A big part of every season of The White Lotus is the breakfast buffet, and the Martinez’s daily extravaganza is a corker.

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2026

Definition of corker

Noun

The space telescope hasn't just collected incredible data; its images have also given the general public a new appreciation for the beauty and wonder of space.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Although an Assassin's Creed-style parkour system would do wonders for the game's movement given the setting, the protagonist's magical steed was a joy to ride.

— Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of wonder

Noun

The Aurzen Zip is a marvel of engineering, packing bright, colorful images, easy connectivity, and a full 90 minutes of battery life into its tiny shell.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
These detectors are modern marvels in their own right and represent the culmination of a long heritage of new technology that enables new discoveries.

— Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of marvel

Noun

The shape and patterning on Telipogon resembles that of species of daisy with yellow ray florets that a particular species of fly feeds on.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026
Here's Natalie Decker in her daisy dukes cheering on her husband at Richmond to take us into another big week.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of daisy

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