Definitions

icing on the cake

NOUN

crowning achievement

Synonyms

WEAK

Meisterstuck best seller bull's-eye chef d'oeuvre classic coup crowning accomplishment crowning stroke feather in one's cap grand slam hole in one home run masterpiece masterwork showpiece smash hit work of a master work of a past master

NOUN

embellishment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adornment coloring embroidery ornamentation

STRONG

decoration elaboration enhancement enrichment floridity frill fuss garnish gilding gingerbread ornament ostentation overstatement

WEAK

embroidering fandangle flowery speech froufrou

Antonyms

STRONG

plainness

WEAK

disfigurement simplification spoliation

NOUN

extravagance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absurdity exaggeration excess luxury squandering

STRONG

amenity dissipation exorbitance expenditure folly frill immoderation improvidence lavishness outrageousness overindulgence prodigality profligacy profusion recklessness superfluity unrestraint wastefulness wildness

WEAK

overdoing overspending preposterousness squander unreasonableness unthrift

Antonyms

STRONGEST

economy frugality

WEAK

moderation providence saving thrift thriftiness

NOUN

prodigality

Synonyms

STRONG

absurdity amenity dissipation exaggeration excess exorbitance expenditure extravagancy folly frill immoderation improvidence lavishness luxury outrageousness overindulgence profligacy profuseness profusion recklessness squandering superfluity unrestraint waste wastefulness wildness

WEAK

overdoing overspending preposterousness squander unreasonableness unthrift

Antonyms

STRONG

economy frugality lack

NOUN

profligacy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

recklessness

STRONG

absurdity amenity dissipation exaggeration excess exorbitance expenditure extravagancy folly frill immoderation improvidence lavishness luxury outrageousness overindulgence prodigality profuseness profusion squandering superfluity unrestraint waste wastefulness wildness

WEAK

overdoing overspending preposterousness squander unreasonableness unthrift

Antonyms

STRONG

economy frugality lack

NOUN

wastefulness

Synonyms

STRONG

absurdity amenity dissipation exaggeration excess exorbitance expenditure extravagancy folly frill immoderation improvidence lavishness luxury outrageousness overindulgence prodigality profligacy profuseness profusion recklessness squandering superfluity unrestraint waste wildness

WEAK

overdoing overspending preposterousness squander unreasonableness unthrift

Antonyms

STRONG

economy frugality lack

Example Sentences

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"But if all our instruments are powered up, and we can do important testing and calibration of the science instruments, that would be the icing on the cake."

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

It also brought his MLB-leading batting average to .449 — and wasn’t just icing on the cake but fortification against the Rangers’ hitters who wouldn’t quit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

It would have been the icing on the cake to win it, but it wasn't to be.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Avril said her highlight was meeting Jimmy Good and the "icing on the cake" was seeing the string bands decked out in the "most fantastic clothes".

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

Mae dipped a finger into the icing on the cake and popped it into her mouth.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

icing on the cake

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