opus

nounCommon GRE wordMore O words

an artistic or literary work, especially one regarded as major

In a sentence

Opus in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing opus in a sentence.

The symphony was widely hailed as the composer's crowning opus.

Synonyms

workcompositionoeuvre

Antonyms

None listed.

Keep going

a stupid, clumsy, or boorish person

stubbornly refusing to change one's mind or course of action

a gesture or attitude of deep respect or submission

showing deferential respect or submissive obedience

a tapering stone pillar with a pyramidal top, typically erected as a monument

grossly overweight to a degree that poses a health risk

to make something deliberately unclear or confusing

the act of making something deliberately unclear or confusing

Common questions

Opus (noun) means an artistic or literary work, especially one regarded as major

Here is opus used in an example sentence: "The symphony was widely hailed as the composer's crowning opus."

Common synonyms for opus include work, composition, oeuvre.

Opus is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.