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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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“The fact that we now have an American pope is the icing on the cake,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

After watching Jukebox Man finish eighth, Redknapp said winning would have been the "icing on the cake", but it had been "a great season" regardless after victory in December's King George VI Chase.

From BBC

The signing of design legend Adrian Newey was expected to be the icing on the cake.

From BBC

"This is just a massive bonus to a good package that we already had, this is the icing on the cake," Weston told BBC Sport in 2025.

From BBC

"This is just a massive bonus to a good package that we already had, this is the icing on the cake," said Weston.

From BBC

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.