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Tour de force synonyms

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accomplishment
An accomplishing or being accomplished; completion
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  1. An accomplishing or being accomplished; completion
  2. Something accomplished or done successfully; work completed; achievement
  3. The act of accomplishing; entire performance; completion; fulfillment; as, the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc.
attainment
The act of attaining or the condition of being attained.
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  1. The act of attaining or the condition of being attained.
  2. Anything attained, as an acquired skill; accomplishment
  3. That which is attained, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; acquirement.
stratagem
The devising or execution of such schemes or maneuvers:
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  1. The devising or execution of such schemes or maneuvers:
  2. Any trick or scheme for achieving some purpose
  3. A scheme or maneuver designed to achieve an objective, as in surprising an enemy or deceiving someone.
masterpiece
Something superlative of its kind:
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  1. Something superlative of its kind:
  2. A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.
achievement
The process of achieving something:
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  1. The process of achieving something:
  2. Something that has been achieved, especially by means of skill or perseverance:
  3. A thing achieved, esp. by skill, work, courage, etc.; feat
exploit
(Computers) A program or system designed to take advantage of a particular error or security vulnerability in computers or networks.
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  1. (Computers) A program or system designed to take advantage of a particular error or security vulnerability in computers or networks.
  2. An act remarkable for brilliance or daring; bold deed
  3. An act or deed, especially a brilliant or heroic one.
feat
An act or accomplishment of great courage, skill, or imagination; an achievement.
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  1. An act or accomplishment of great courage, skill, or imagination; an achievement.
  2. (Obsolete) A specialized skill; a knack.
  3. An act or accomplishment showing unusual daring, skill, endurance, etc.; remarkable deed; exploit
gest
A notable adventure or exploit.
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  1. A notable adventure or exploit.
  2. (Archaic) An adventure; deed; exploit
  3. (Archaic) An action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage; show; ceremony.
masterstroke
An action which demonstrated great skill or artistry
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  1. An action which demonstrated great skill or artistry
  2. An achievement or action revealing consummate skill or mastery:
stunt
A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.
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  1. A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.
  2. A feat displaying unusual strength, skill, or daring.
  3. A display of skill or daring; feat; trick
Find another word for tour-de-force. In this page you can discover 12 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for tour-de-force, like: accomplishment, attainment, stratagem, masterpiece, achievement, achievement, exploit, feat, gest, masterstroke and stunt.

Sentence Examples

  • The genius of the modern pianoforte is to produce richness by depth and variety of tone; and players who cannot find scope for such genius in the real part-writing of the 18th century will not get any nearer to the 18th-century spirit by sacrificing the essentials of its art to an attempt to imitate its mechanical resources by a modern tour de force.

  • Jameson (1897) of the text of the Ring (first published in the pocket edition of the full scores) is the most wonderful tour de force yet achieved in its line.

  • This tour de force was followed up by the publication in 1543 of Aristotelicae Animadversiones and Dialecticae Partitiones, the former a criticism on the old logic and the latter a new textbook of the science.

  • It was not possible that this brilliant tour de force should become the theology of Christendom.

  • A tour-de-force of montage illustrating a vast, cunning chronicle worthy of Nabokov.

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