Masterstroke

Synonyms for "masterstroke" (12 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
brilliant solutionbrushstrokecheckmate move

Strong matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
clever movecoupcoups

Related words (6)

Noun(5 words)
masterful strokenarrative couprhetorical devicestroke of geniusstructural masterwork

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delicate brushstrokediplomatic masterstrokedramatic brushstrokedramatic twistironic twistpolicy masterstroke

Collocations

5 entries
diplomatic masterstrokedramatic masterstrokehistoric masterstrokepolitical masterstrokestrategic masterstroke

Inflections

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Sample sentences

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The Ivorian is a player with such a liking for improvisation it does not usually look like he has any more idea than anyone else what he is going to do next, so it was an interesting choice. As it turned out, it was a masterstroke. The striker was full of running, played with a more direct shoot-on-sight approach than normal and finished with two goals and an assist.

Source: wiktionary

Paddington dates to 1838, although much of today's main line station is from 1854. And it is, of course, a Brunellian masterstroke.

Source: wiktionary

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