masterpieces

NOUN

respected work of art

Synonyms

STRONGEST

classic gem jewel monument treasure

STRONG

cream flower masterstroke model perfection prize showpiece standard

WEAK

chef d'oeuvre cream of the crop magnum opus master work pièce de résistance tour de force

Antonyms

STRONG

worst

Example Sentences

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Julian Gascoigne, senior director in the paintings department, said the work was one of Landseer's great Highland masterpieces.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

Estimated by art historians to have been begun sometime after 1317, the frescoes are considered to be one of Giotto di Bondone's masterpieces.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Strive to create not a masterpiece but masterpieces with every moment given.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

If you don’t want to paint, watching Ross whisk landscape masterpieces into being within 30 minutes, exercising a sorcerer’s assuredness, is diversion enough.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

His paintings were gorgeous abstract masterpieces, and people were comparing him to the masters.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman