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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Jeon Do-yeon, who won the Cannes best actress prize for Lee’s Secret Sunshine in 2007, stars opposite Sul Kyung-gu, the lead of the director’s early masterpieces Peppermint Candy and Oasis.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Completed just a few decades after the Vatican Observatory, in 1616, Istanbul’s Sultan Ahmed Mosque is one the world’s greatest sacred masterpieces.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

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