Antonyms for awarding

Grammar : Verb

Spell : uh-wawrd

Phonetic Transcription : əˈwɔrd

Definition of awarding

Origin : late 14c., "decide after careful observation," from Anglo-French awarder, from Old North French eswarder (Old French esguarder) "decide, examine" (after careful consideration), from es- "out" + guarder "to watch" (see guard (n.)). Related: Awarded; awarding.

verb give prize or reward

Example sentences :

He suspects the vicar of favouritism in awarding the prizes.
Extract from : « The Hand in the Dark » by Arthur J. Rees

And in saying this we are fully conscious of the kind of praise we are awarding him.
Extract from : « Old Familiar Faces » by Theodore Watts-Dunton

There's not enough money in the system to fiddle with the awarding of the Medal of Honor.
Extract from : « Medal of Honor » by Dallas McCord Reynolds

Awarding you the Galactic Medal of Honor makes a symbol of you.
Extract from : « Medal of Honor » by Dallas McCord Reynolds

To-night the interest of the girls centred in the awarding of honours.
Extract from : « The Torch Bearer » by I. T. Thurston

Gross corruption in the awarding of public contracts had been brought to light.
Extract from : « The Canadian Dominion » by Oscar D. Skelton

But if Id had the awarding of the prize, Polly would have had it.
Extract from : « Polly's First Year at Boarding School » by Dorothy Whitehill

The Beckmesser style of awarding good and bad marks is obsolete.
Extract from : « Ivory Apes and Peacocks » by James Huneker

There was trouble in the Indiana city over the awarding of the pipe contract.
Extract from : « The Quickening » by Francis Lynde

"We now come to the awarding of the athletic B," stated the President.
Extract from : « T. Haviland Hicks Senior » by J. Raymond Elderdice

Synonyms for awarding

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