SHOWPIECE Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

showpiece

noun

Definition of showpiece

as in masterpiece

something of excellent value, merit, or quality that is being shown or presented The showpiece of her collection was displayed prominently in the center of the room.

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Recent Examples of showpiece The peninsula was a showpiece destination in the communist era. — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 26 June 2026 The showpiece patio, with its 58-foot waterfall wall and Blue Mountain views is a memorable part of the experience. — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Known as Stanley Park, the 17,000-square-foot estate dates to 1584 and was later reshaped into a Victorian showpiece before a period of disrepair and subdivision. — Mark David, Robb Report, 18 June 2026 Some gardeners use foxglove in borders or as a colorful showpiece. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 7 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for showpiece

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Noun

Situated in an elegant French neoclassical building in Barcelona’s Eixample district, the hotel puts you just footsteps away from luxury shopping, restaurants adored by locals, and masterpieces by Gaudí and other Spanish architects.

— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 7 July 2026
To this day, nearly every aspect of this masterpiece remains ambiguous, alluringly unsettled.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Definition of masterpiece

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Here's what to know about one of Europe's most significant historical treasures.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 10 July 2026
In return, the British Museum will loan treasures from the Sutton Hoo hoard — artifacts from a 7th century Anglo Saxon ship burial — and other items to museums in Normandy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026

Definition of treasure

Noun

The highlight, aside from Lendeborg getting to ask Johnson a lighthearted question in Johnson’s own postgame media scrum deep inside the arena’s lower level?

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
Another highlight was a top made from gray cotton socks created after the Fall/Winter 1991-92 collection, which went for €117,000.

— Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 9 July 2026

Definition of highlight

Noun

The obvious gem of the collection is the attention-getting title story, about the Canadian Nobel laureate Alice Munro, who died in 2024 — and whose complex, layered short fiction Aviv admires.

— Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
When a blight hits the island, the result of a curse that began when Maui stole a gem representing the heart of the goddess Te Fiti, Moana gets her quest and excuse to voyage — to find the missing Maui and force him to return the stone.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 July 2026

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