masterpiece
[noun]
Synonyms: classic, jewel, magnum opus, pièce de résistance, tour de force

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Contrasted words: botch, disaster, fiasco
Related Words: objet d'art, masterstroke

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

mas‧ter‧piece /ˈmɑːstəpiːs $ ˈmæstər-/ noun [countable]

1. a work of art, a piece of writing or music etc that is of very high quality or that is the best that a particular artist, writer etc has produced Synonym : masterwork:
Mary Shelley was just 18 when she wrote the horror masterpiece ‘Frankenstein’.

2. a very good example of something
masterpiece of
The shark is a masterpiece of evolution.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

masterpiece
noun
ADJ. great It's one of the greatest masterpieces of Western art.
minor | architectural, literary, musical
VERB + MASTERPIECE create, produce | be considered, be hailed as, be recognized as Within a week of publication, the novel was hailed as a masterpiece.
PREP. ~ by a masterpiece by Picasso
~ of a masterpiece of classical architecture
 ⇒ Note at ART

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲