crown jewel

noun

1

crown jewels plural : the jewels (such as the crown and scepter) belonging to a sovereign's regalia

2

: the most attractive or valuable one of a collection or group

Synonyms

• boast
• credit
• glory
• honor
• jewel
• pride
• treasure
• trophy

Examples of crown jewel in a Sentence

The painting is the crown jewel of the museum's collection.

one of the company's crown jewels

Recent Examples on the Web

Mitchell Point Tunnel One of the newest sites on the historic highway is the Mitchell Point Tunnel, which mimics the original tunnel (once the route’s crown jewel). —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025

Serving as the hotel’s crown jewel, the historic oasis is home to cherry blossom trees, a pagoda, and even a Jizo statue that neighboring Myoho-in Temple says has been there since the Edo period. —Christina Liao, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025

The total loss of OAR and its crown jewel in Princeton represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from. —Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2025

One of the Nasdaq’s crown jewels, Amazon, had its worst week since 2022 and the tech giant’s nine-week streak of weekly declines is its worst since 2008. —Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for crown jewel

• accrual
• nonfuel
• refuel
• renewal
• biofuel
• contextual
• nonrenewal
• nonsexual
• unusual
• cruel
• dual
• duel