honorable mention

noun

: a distinction conferred (as in a contest or exhibition) on works or persons of exceptional merit but not deserving of top honors

Examples of honorable mention in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Okorie flipped his commitment from Harvard to join Stanford for his freshman year in the 2025 season, becoming an Associated Press All-American honorable mention, the All-ACC first team and the ACC All-Rookie team. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 24 June 2026

Round 2 honorable mentions Taylor Hall boards Travis Sanheim; Josh Manson butt-ends Michael McCarron. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 June 2026

In all, The Times won six second-place awards, five third-place awards and one honorable mention in the Division 3 category (newspapers with 201 or more full-time editorial employees). — Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026

In addition, 20 honorable mentions will be selected, alongside a special Impact Award to the project that demonstrates the most meaningful impact on communities. — Vogue, 6 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for honorable mention

• apprehension
• comprehension
• condescension
• hypertension
• hypotension
• reinvention
• reprehension
• resuspension
• attention
• contention
• convention
• declension