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synonyms for chef d'oeuvre

  • classic
  • gem
  • jewel
  • monument
  • treasure
  • cream
  • flower
  • masterstroke
  • model
  • perfection
  • prize
  • showpiece
  • standard
  • cream of the crop
  • magnum opus
  • masterwork
  • pièce de résistance
  • tour de force

antonyms for chef d'oeuvre

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  • worst
                • failure
                • death
                • destruction
                • ruin
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                How to use chef d'oeuvre in a sentence

                As usual the dinner was recherché, for the Pandemonium chef enjoyed a world-wide reputation.
                THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLS
                It is the quiet chef lieu of the Allier, and was once the capital of the Bourbonnais.
                BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOLUME 60, NO. 372, OCTOBER 1846VARIOUS
                She cultivated a witty habit of speech, the society of cabinet ministers, and her chef was a celebrity.
                ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTON
                Willis looked upon this organ as his chef d' oeuvre, saying "There is nothing like it in the whole world!"
                THE RECENT REVOLUTION IN ORGAN BUILDINGGEORGE LAING MILLER
                It's got everything, solar shower, automatic chef, 'copter landing—if we ever get a 'copter.
                THE HOLES AND JOHN SMITHEDWARD W. LUDWIG
                He had made an ineffectual trial of an ex-hotel chef, but had finally been obliged to resort to Mrs. Jane Riggs.
                THE BUTTERFLY HOUSEMARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN
                If compelled to abandon it, he was instructed to fall back on Chef Menteur.
                THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANSZACHARY F. SMITH
                "You certainly mobilized an excellent chef," laughed Captain d'A—— as we reached the entre.
                OVER THE FRONT IN AN AEROPLANE AND SCENES INSIDE THE FRENCH AND FLEMISH TRENCHESRALPH PULITZER
                We set the dial to point at certain hours, and it simply holds us to our agreement,—it and the chef.
                UNVEILING A PARALLELALICE ILGENFRITZ JONES AND ELLA MARCHANT
                Hardly had the artist opened his studio, than all Paris crowded to admire his chef d'œuvre.
                QUEENS OF THE FRENCH STAGEH. NOEL WILLIAMS
                SYNONYM OF THE DAY
                OCTOBER 26, 1985
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                WORDS RELATED TO CHEF D'OEUVRE

                • chef d'oeuvre
                • exemplar
                • magnum opus
                • paradigm
                • prototype
                • standard
                • tour de force
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