MASTERPIECES Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

masterpieces

noun

plural of masterpiece

as in classics

something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel are often considered to be his masterpieces

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Recent Examples of masterpieces The 1984 film helped vault Kyle MacLachlan to the A-list, and played no small part in furthering Lynch toward the masterpieces that would later sweep audiences away, from Blue Velvet to Wild at Heart. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2026 O’Neill wrote his final masterpieces, into a national historic site. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026 Legends like this one only serve to enhance the value of certain masterpieces crafted from diamonds and precious stones. — Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026 Jeon Do-yeon, who won the Cannes best actress prize for Lee’s Secret Sunshine in 2007, stars opposite Sul Kyung-gu, the lead of the director’s early masterpieces Peppermint Candy and Oasis. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026 Completed just a few decades after the Vatican Observatory, in 1616, Istanbul’s Sultan Ahmed Mosque is one the world’s greatest sacred masterpieces. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 Scorsese has been making cinematic masterpieces for many decades now – Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, GoodFellas, Casino, The Departed, The Wolf of Wall Street, to name only a few. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026 Smudge, yank, squash and draw on photos to create one-of-a-kind masterpieces meant to be shared. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026 The next day, thieves in Sicily managed to nab four more masterpieces. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026

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These nine classics skillfully keep audiences guessing while depicting different kinds of waking nightmares, making the protagonists’ traumas our own for a few entertaining hours.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
His father directed more than 40 features, including classics such as The 39 Steps and many of the pictures in the comedic Doctor franchise, while his uncle Gerald Thomas was known for the Carry On films.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

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Taken together, these masterworks mirror Prieto’s own process, which often uses chance as a springboard for composition and which harnesses ephemera — memories, scents, poems, or even architectural fragments — to create new work.

— Jill Singer, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2026
Inside, more masterworks can be found, as can a slick eatery, The Restaurant at The Norton.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

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