What does whoever mean?
Whoever means (interrogative) Who ever: an emphatic form of who..
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/huˈɛvɚ/ · pronoun
(interrogative) Who ever: an emphatic form of who..
Whoever thought up that stupid idea?
Whoever breaks the law will be punished.
Whoever robbed that old lady ought to be locked up.
I don't know what it is. Ask whoever put it there.
Whoever stole the painting, the police will catch the thief in no time.
I don't care who gets it; give it to whoever.
He is the tallest man whoever lived. (incorrect usage)
When the gays can claim the toughest bastard whoever pulled on a football boot as one of their own, ...
Use whoever when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Whoever means (interrogative) Who ever: an emphatic form of who..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Whoever thought up that stupid idea?
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