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

Here’s a ranking of the best and most realistic fits (with honorable mentions) at the top defensive positions expected to be pursued by the Bengals in free agency. —Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026

Below are the honorable mentions. —Student Podcast Challenge, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026

Finally, junior guard Donovyn Hunter was voted to the All-Big 12 defensive team and also was named honorable mention All-Big 12. —Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2026

This was the guy who was an honorable mention All-America selection and the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year last season at New Mexico, before opting to return home to Southern California to play his senior year. —Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 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