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icing on the cake

NOUN
crowning achievement
Synonyms
WEAK
Meisterstuck best seller bull's-eye chef d'oeuvre classic coup crowning accomplishment crowning stroke feather in one's cap grand slam hole in one home run masterpiece masterwork showpiece smash hit work of a master work of a past master
NOUN
embellishment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adornment coloring embroidery ornamentation
STRONG
decoration elaboration enhancement enrichment floridity frill fuss garnish gilding gingerbread ornament ostentation overstatement
WEAK
embroidering fandangle flowery speech froufrou
Antonyms
STRONG
plainness
WEAK
disfigurement simplification spoliation
NOUN
extravagance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absurdity exaggeration excess luxury squandering
STRONG
amenity dissipation exorbitance expenditure folly frill immoderation improvidence lavishness outrageousness overindulgence prodigality profligacy profusion recklessness superfluity unrestraint wastefulness wildness
WEAK
overdoing overspending preposterousness squander unreasonableness unthrift
Antonyms
STRONGEST
economy frugality
WEAK
moderation providence saving thrift thriftiness
NOUN
prodigality
Synonyms
STRONG
absurdity amenity dissipation exaggeration excess exorbitance expenditure extravagancy folly frill immoderation improvidence lavishness luxury outrageousness overindulgence profligacy profuseness profusion recklessness squandering superfluity unrestraint waste wastefulness wildness
WEAK
overdoing overspending preposterousness squander unreasonableness unthrift
Antonyms
STRONG
economy frugality lack
NOUN
profligacy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
recklessness
STRONG
absurdity amenity dissipation exaggeration excess exorbitance expenditure extravagancy folly frill immoderation improvidence lavishness luxury outrageousness overindulgence prodigality profuseness profusion squandering superfluity unrestraint waste wastefulness wildness
WEAK
overdoing overspending preposterousness squander unreasonableness unthrift
Antonyms
STRONG
economy frugality lack
NOUN
wastefulness
Synonyms
STRONG
absurdity amenity dissipation exaggeration excess exorbitance expenditure extravagancy folly frill immoderation improvidence lavishness luxury outrageousness overindulgence prodigality profligacy profuseness profusion recklessness squandering superfluity unrestraint waste wildness
WEAK
overdoing overspending preposterousness squander unreasonableness unthrift
Antonyms
STRONG
economy frugality lack

Example Sentences

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It would have been the icing on the cake to win it, but it wasn't to be.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

And so being able to center someone like that and to tell it with as much love, it’s just a little bit more icing on the cake.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

Among the musical performers are Melua, choristers from Westminster Abbey and a Cornish sea shanty group, Fisherman's Friends, who said the invitation to sing was "the icing on the cake for us".

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

“It’s icing on the cake to get an individual award, and be crowned MVP. But I just really want to appreciate the support from all my teammates, everyone around me, my supporting staff.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

Mae dipped a finger into the icing on the cake and popped it into her mouth.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate