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Definitions

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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Harold Zidler was first played by Danny Burstein in the original Broadway cast of Moulin Rouge, and won a coveted Tony award in 2020 for it.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 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

Young faces lit up with joy as award winners bounced to the podium.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Then she likes to look at who the school voted “Best-Looking” on the award pages and see if she's right.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

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