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award

[uh-wawrd] / əˈwɔrd /
NOUN
prize or reward
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accolade citation decision donation endowment gift gold grant honor presentation scholarship trophy verdict
STRONG
adjudication allotment bestowal conferment conferral decoration decree distinction order
WEAK
feather in cap gold star
Antonyms
STRONGEST
forfeit loss
VERB
give prize or reward
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allocate allot assign bestow confer distribute donate grant hand out present reward
STRONG
accord adjudge apportion concede decree endow gift render
WEAK
dish out fork out shell out sweeten the kitty
Antonyms
STRONGEST
keep refuse take withhold
STRONG
disagree

Example Sentences

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Rice is the favourite to be crowned player of the season but pushing him hard for the award is Manchester United captain Fernandes.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

After claiming his third consecutive MVP award and winning the World Series for the second straight season, the 6-foot-4 Ohtani actually grew an inch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The iPALM work was partly supported by an award from the Advanced Imaging Center at Janelia.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

“Something feels different when the person giving the award is still a kid, but a bigger one. If adults came in and gave out the awards, it wouldn’t be the same as from peers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Every time we turned around, he was going up onstage to get another award.

From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.