MAGNUM OPUS Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

magnum opus

noun

ˈmag-nəm-ˈō-pəs

Definition of magnum opus

as in masterpiece

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 opus Now regarded as Paul Simon’s magnum opus, Graceland turns 40 this month—a fitting excuse for AIR MAIL to revisit it. — Air Mail, 1 Aug. 2026 And Kansas City’s 5-1 rout of Louisville Racing FC on Wednesday night may be the team’s magnum opus. — Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 Smith was already at Primavera to play — The Cure headlined the festival on Friday, their first show since their 2024 magnum opus Songs of a Lost World, one of their best albums ever. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026 Across the lagoon, the domes and facades of St Marks look like a set designer’s magnum opus. — Grace Banks, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for magnum opus

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masterpiece

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Those songs and more were performed during his set by an ace band that included two drummers, whose polyrhythmic beat recalled the Burundi-like drumming of Ant’s 1980 masterpiece Kings of the Wild Frontier.

— David Chiu, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
The Peninsula Grill‘s late chef and owner Robert Carter took his grandmother’s coconut cake and turned it into a masterpiece.

— Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026

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