Showing Results for "awards"

awards

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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Fine-tuning Emmy Awards categories isn’t unusual for the Television Academy in any given year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

The production won seven Olivier Awards for its run at the Savoy Theatre in the West End, tying the record for the most Oliviers won by a musical.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

In Australia, after “Somersault” came out in 2004, we won all 13 categories in which it was nominated at the Australian Film Institute Awards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

The Recording Academy, which organises the Grammy Awards, added a number of Korean and Latino artists to its voting panel last year - a move widely seen as laying the ground for an expansion.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

“You will both receive Special Awards for Services to the School and — let me see — yes, I think two hundred points apiece for Gryffindor.”

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling