MAGNUM OPUSES Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

magnum opuses

noun

plural of magnum opus

as in masterpieces

something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement this symphony is usually considered Beethoven's magnum opus

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Recent Examples of magnum opuses At almost 1,500 pages, the most magnum of Italian magnum opuses was first printed in 1950. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026

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masterpieces

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The next day, thieves in Sicily managed to nab four more masterpieces.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026
The work, considered one of the masterpieces of the Sicilian Renaissance, was the only by the painter to have never left his home city of Messina.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 17 Aug. 2026

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