MASTERSTROKE Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

masterstroke

noun

Definition of masterstroke

as in showpiece

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Recent Examples of masterstroke That all starts with the masterstroke that was Doug Armstrong’s dual offer sheet in the summer of 2024 — a franchise-altering moment that has genuinely changed this team’s trajectory. — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 26 May 2026 The move became a masterstroke. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 May 2026 The Austrian Southern Railway Company managers’ masterstroke was to promote Opatija as a spa town no less salubrious—and no less glamorous—than Nice, the prime destination for convalescents in the age of tuberculosis. — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026 Despite a strong portfolio of whimsical, child-like work, Paper Trail may well be Hertzfeldt’s masterstroke. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for masterstroke

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Noun

Crystal Palace beat 2025 champions Liverpool on penalties in last season’s showpiece, before Liverpool endured a disappointing title defence.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
He will be assisted by two more East African officials for UEFA’s preseason showpiece event in Djibouti’s Liban Ahmed and Stephen Yiembe from Kenya.

— Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of showpiece

Noun

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
The sentiment set the table for a record that often suggests what might’ve happened if the band had released a transitional album in 1995, between their debut 1994 alt-rock smash The Blue Album and their 1996 emo-adjacent masterpiece Pinkerton.

— Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of masterpiece

Noun

Last year, ARTnews reported that a painting long considered a Moïse Kisling masterwork in the collection of Japan’s Yamada Bee Company Group had been linked to Beltracchi.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
When Fosse won the Nobel in 2023, that meant publishing a big run of his almost 700-page masterwork.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of masterwork

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This album is proof that with a stellar production team in her corner and full creative control, Kim Petras is a de-tour de force of the pop world.

— Vogue, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
The paper was a tour de force, composed of sections that concerned seemingly unrelated areas of math.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026