Masterwork and Washout

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

Usage example: his most famous novel is regarded as a masterwork of Western literature

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Washout is an antonym for masterwork.

Washout noun - Something that has failed.

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Masterwork is an antonym for washout.

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Washout and Masterwork. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/masterwork/washout

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