Definitions

consolation prize

NOUN

runner-up prize

Synonyms

WEAK

booby prize second prize silver medal

Antonyms

WEAK

grand prize

Example Sentences

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There’s no way to avoid standing up and walking across the stage to accept my consolation prize.

From Literature

That’s the consolation prize for losing the entire U.S. government as a customer.

From The Wall Street Journal

“If you don’t have quite good enough credit to qualify for a 0% balanced-transfer card, a low-interest personal loan is a pretty good consolation prize,” Schulz said.

From MarketWatch

Tahnoon was given what many viewed as a consolation prize—control over two of the country’s largest wealth funds, making him the face of the country’s financial arm.

From The Wall Street Journal

This is what a consolation prize feels like.

From Los Angeles Times