MASTERWORK Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

masterwork

noun

ˈma-stər-ˌwərk

as in masterpiece

something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement his most famous novel is regarded as a masterwork of Western literature

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Recent Examples of masterwork Programs pair masterworks with contemporary voices, highlighting throughlines between classical, jazz, folk and new music. —

Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026 Photograph courtesy 2025 Adama Films / Shochiku Yasujirō Ozu, who made dozens of masterworks from the nineteen-thirties through the early sixties, is among the most misunderstood of great directors. —

Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 1 May 2026 Whether you’re drawn to ancient history or Renaissance masterworks, each site rewards those who take their time. —

Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026 Like Tolkien’s novel, this movie is a masterwork of craft. —

Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for masterwork

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masterpiece

Noun

That was the year The Tin Drum, his adaptation of Günter Grass’ sprawling anti-fascist masterpiece, shared the Palme d’Or with Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Although, of course, O’Toole completely redeemed himself by playing Henry II again a couple of years later in the garrulous masterpiece A Lion in Winter (1968).

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026