Thesaurus results for HONORARY

honorary

adjective

ˈä-nə-ˌrer-ē

as in commemorative

serving to preserve the memory of a person, thing, or an event an honorary plaque marking the site of the first public school in America

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Recent Examples of honorary Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber was an honorary captain for Indiana and watched the game from the Hoosiers' sideline. —

CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026 Honorary captains Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber was an honorary captain for Indiana and watched the game from the Hoosiers’ sideline. —

Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026 Last night, January 6, the Sex and the City actress was honored at Golden Eve where she was given the Carol Burnett Award, an honorary prize given for contributions to television—and a few members of her family were there to support her. —

Meg Walters, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026 He was named a Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres and was honored with several remarkable national, international awards, honorary doctorates and life achievement awards. —

Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for honorary

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Adjective

There are usually about 20 to 25 commemorative stamp issues each year.

— Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
Most of the vehicles in the commemorative excursion had nowhere near the ability to keep that kind of pace.

— Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026