Synonyms for award
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : uh-wawrd |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈwɔrd |
Top 10 synonyms for award Other synonyms for the word award
- accord
- adjudge
- adjudication
- allotment
- apportion
- bestowal
- concede
- conferment
- conferral
- decoration
- decree
- dish out
- distinction
- donation
- endow
- endowment
- feather in cap
- fork out
- gift
- gold
- gold star
- grant
- hand out
- honor
- order
- present
- presentation
- render
- reward
- scholarship
- shell out
- sweeten the kitty
- trophy
- verdict
Définition of award
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.
- noun prize or reward
- verb give prize or reward
- The reader, however, cannot fail to award justice to the wrong-doers.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- Here, at the sixth award, let us make an end; all that remains is to set the crown on our discourse.
- Extract from : « Philebus » by Plato
- Instead of this, shall I choose what I well know to be evil, and award that?
- Extract from : « Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Socrates » by Plato
- We depart again upon your assurance that you cannot award us more.
- Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
- The officials were vainly striving to quiet the tumult so they could award the prize.
- Extract from : « Lighter Than You Think » by Nelson Bond
- Jerry Travis, too, had made up her mind to work for the award.
- Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott
- The name of the Lincoln "friend" who was giving the award had been carefully guarded.
- Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott
- "It won't be fair if Ginny wins the Award," was the thought they flashed.
- Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott
- This is the praise which the future critics of English literature will award him.
- Extract from : « My Contemporaries In Fiction » by David Christie Murray
- For the history of this quarrel, and for other details of the award see Wallace, op.
- Extract from : « Shakespearean Playhouses » by Joseph Quincy Adams
Antonyms for award
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