MASTERSTROKE Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

masterstroke

noun

Definition of masterstroke

as in showpiece

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Recent Examples of masterstroke Turning sadness, depression and defeat into group activities to be enjoyed together has been an ingenious masterstroke of programming. — Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for masterstroke

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Noun

The rooms The Park View Loft, the sole top-floor unit and the hotel's showpiece, runs a generous 538 square feet, with unglazed terracotta tile wrapping the bed and bathroom and a circular tub large enough for two.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
The most desirable address, for our money, is 1 Five Fields Square, where London design house Albion Nord has created a tactile, warm showpiece residence.

— Nick Scott, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of showpiece

Noun

An architectural masterpiece, Boston Public Library’s central branch and its neighbor Copley Square are priority stops on any trip to Boston.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2026
Even for a famous masterpiece, the Bayeux Tapestry exerts an unusually powerful hold over the professionals who work with it.

— John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of masterpiece

Noun

The praise on the cover called it a tour de force of racial reckoning.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
This track-only tour de force pays homage to the Interceptor that was brought to market in 1966 by Jenson Motors, a manufacturer active for roughly five decades until running out of figurative gas in 1976.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2026