Synonyms of awarding

awarding

verb

present participle of award

1

as in rewarding

to give something as a token of gratitude or admiration for a service or achievement

we will award the top three contestants in the essay competition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rewarding
• honoring
• commending
• praising
• hailing
• remembering
• citing
• compensating
• reimbursing
• decorating
• repaying
• paying
• saluting
• applauding
• complimenting
• acclaiming
• requiting
• recompensing

2

as in granting

to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly

custody of the boy was awarded to the grandparents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• granting
• conferring
• giving
• according
• providing
• vesting
• offering
• presenting
• contributing
• showing
• bestowing
• supplying
• assigning
• donating
• extending
• allocating
• furnishing
• appropriating
• designating
• appointing
• naming
• proffering
• fixing
• setting
• dubbing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• revoking
• rescinding
• calling
• recalling
• repealing
• dropping
• aborting
• invalidating
• nullifying
• annulling
• voiding
• abrogating
• withdrawing
• calling off
• writing off
• retracting
• taking back
• recanting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of awarding

Meet Bears of Anan Creek The rangers at Tongass National Forest are currently awarding the Anan Bear Awards to the 39 bears spotted at the Anan Wildlife Observatory over the summer. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Nov. 2026

It is funded by the BFI (awarding National Lottery funding) and BBC Film, in association with Screen Ireland, Civic Studios and Three Point Capital (TPC), with the BFI and BBC Film having previously developed the project. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026

Hussein Talib, former Director General of the Oil Products Distribution Company, was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison in a related case for intervening in awarding contracts for personal gain. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

This bill would change the law to continue awarding points to full-time caregivers. — Kat McGowan, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026

Huerta and her group organized national boycotts of produce including lettuce and grapes, and their activism ultimately led to the first legislation awarding collective bargaining rights to California’s farmworkers. — Ford McCracken, The Hill, 28 Oct. 2026

SpaceX would be awarding nearly half of its future earnings to Tesla’s selling shareholders. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

The state began awarding grants in 2021, with additional funding rounds in 2022, 2024 and 2027. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

To mitigate this risk, Washington should continue awarding government contracts to more companies. — Kathleen Curlee, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026