crown jewel

noun

1

crown jewels plural : the jewels (such as the crown and scepter) belonging to a sovereign's regalia

2

: the most attractive or valuable one of a collection or group

Synonyms

• boast
• credit
• glory
• honor
• jewel
• pride
• treasure
• trophy

Examples of crown jewel in a Sentence

The painting is the crown jewel of the museum's collection.

one of the company's crown jewels

Recent Examples on the Web

Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York Photo: Getty Images Designed by the Olmsted brothers (sons of Prospect and Central Park designer Frederick Law Olmsted) and opened in 1911, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is one of New York City’s crown jewels. —Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025

What began back in 2014 as a regular column for a local youth magazine has grown into a formidable media empire, with a YouTube channel boasting 3 million subscribers as its crown jewel. —Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025

Yet Wall Street expects the retail investor favorite and crown jewel of today’s stock market to rebound higher. —Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025

The team currently has a glut of outfielders, with Tyrone Taylor, Jose Siri, Starling Marte and their crown jewel, Juan Soto. —Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for crown jewel

• accrual
• nonfuel
• refuel
• renewal
• biofuel
• contextual
• nonrenewal
• nonsexual
• unusual
• cruel
• dual
• duel