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

The companies acknowledged include longtime Term Sheet mainstays like open source security juggernaut Chainguard, new names on the list like frontier AI security company Irregular, and honorable mentions like data loss prevention startup Jazz. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026

As did Arbitrator 3, who also made two comments that deserve honorable mention. — Blake J. Harris, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026

As a sophomore, he was named a Star-Telegram All-Area honorable mention. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

The Huskies, as usual, dominated the Big East’s preseason awards, Strong the player of the year, Olivia Vukosa the freshman of the year, Arnold and Quinonez all-conference with Shade honorable mention. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 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