Chef d'oeuvre and Washout

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Chef d'oeuvre noun - Something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement.

Usage example: the sculptor labored for 15 years on his chef d'oeuvre

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Washout is an antonym for chef d'oeuvre.

Washout noun - Something that has failed.

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Chef d'oeuvre is an antonym for washout.

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