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masterpiece
noun as in respected work of art
Strong matches
cream, flower, masterstroke, model, perfection, prize, showpiece, standard
Weak matches
chef d'oeuvre, cream of the crop, magnum opus, masterwork, pièce de résistance, tour de force
Example Sentences
The masterpiece is huge, but structurally flawed and terribly vulnerable to seismic activity.
In the masterpiece Mr. Turner, Mike Leigh translates the soul of his characters on screen.
The loftiest noses among the winemakers inhale the finest of scents from the tasting glass and proclaim another masterpiece.
Two decades on from his masterpiece on anti-Americanism abroad, Whit Stillman remains obsessed with native-expat dynamics.
Think twice about filming that two-minute masterpiece and making yourself the next Paris Hilton (if you're lucky).
A few days later, during the general advance, he captured Naarden, the masterpiece of the great engineer Cohorn.
Another “bon garçon”—a painter whose enthusiasm for his art knew no bounds—craved to produce a masterpiece.
This defence was considered at the time a masterpiece of bravery; the Indians being estimated four to one of the English.
A marble lattice-work, six feet high, surrounding the two sarcophagi, is a masterpiece of art.
According to my usual opinion, I believe I could go over that book and leave a masterpiece by blotting and no ulterior art.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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