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icing on the cake

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crowning achievement n.
embellishment n.
extravagance n.
prodigality n.
profligacy n.
wastefulness n.

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

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icing on the cake

“This is potentially more of a swan song for Xavier Becerra, the icing on the cake for a long and distinguished political career, and for Gavin Newsom, it was a stepping stone,” Rosales said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

"The festival is only just starting but this feels like the icing on the cake already."

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Any enrichment and information is icing on the cake.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

But he said the icing on the cake was finding out Olivia was pregnant, due in June - and there was a surprise in store.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

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

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

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