CHEFS D'OEUVRE Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

chefs d'oeuvre

noun

plural of chef d'oeuvre

as in masterpieces

something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement the sculptor labored for 15 years on his chef d'oeuvre

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masterpieces

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Decades later, many of these masterpieces reside in prominent museums around the world, making the push for their recovery more complex than a simple property dispute.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
These are two life-size oil-on-panel masterpieces created by Lucas Cranach the Elder in 1530.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2026

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