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coup de grâce

noun
variants: or coup de grace

Synonyms and Antonyms of coup de grâce

something (as a fact or argument) that is decisive or overwhelming

  • the prosecutor presented his coupe de grâce—a videotape of the beating
Synonyms of coup de grâce

capper, clincher, crusher, topper
Words Related to coup de grâce

confutation, deathblow, knockout

determinant, factor
Phrases Synonymous with coup de grâce

ace in the hole

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