Synonyms of awards

awards 1 of 2

noun

plural of award

1

as in prizes

something given in recognition of achievement

Faye received the highest award in the 16 and under category for her poem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prizes
• accolades
• honors
• trophies
• medals
• distinctions
• premiums
• decorations
• badges
• plumes
• kudos
• ribbons
• blue ribbons
• plaques
• commendations
• cups
• plates
• laurels
• plaudits
• tributes
• crowns
• applauses
• eulogies
• compliments
• citations
• orders
• encomiums
• panegyrics
• paeans
• homages
• bravos
• hallelujahs
• honorable mentions

2

as in decisions

a position arrived at after consideration

in their award the board of arbitrators declared that both writers deserved screen credit for their contributions to the final screenplay

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decisions
• verdicts
• opinions
• conclusions
• determinations
• resolutions
• judgments
• diagnoses
• rulings
• findings
• calls
• choices
• views
• instructions
• mandates
• deliverances
• sentences
• decrees
• adjudications
• orders
• words
• options
• commandments
• selections
• directives
• edicts
• last words
• dictates
• feelings
• convictions
• charges
• notions
• behests
• say-sos
• dispositions
• minds
• beliefs
• consensuses
• sentiments
• persuasions
• eyes
• dooms

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ties
• draws
• deadlocks
• halts
• stalemates
• standoffs

awards

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of award

1

as in rewards

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

• rewards
• honors
• commends
• praises
• hails
• remembers
• cites
• decorates
• compliments
• compensates
• salutes
• applauds
• acclaims
• reimburses
• pays
• repays
• recompenses
• requites

2

as in grants

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

custody of the boy was awarded to the grandparents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grants
• confers
• accords
• gives
• vests
• provides
• bestows
• offers
• presents
• shows
• supplies
• contributes
• assigns
• furnishes
• donates
• extends
• allocates
• names
• appropriates
• appoints
• designates
• proffers
• sets
• fixes
• dubs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calls
• recalls
• revokes
• drops
• repeals
• rescinds
• invalidates
• voids
• nullifies
• aborts
• annuls
• calls off
• abrogates
• withdraws
• retracts
• writes off
• takes back
• recants

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of awards

Noun

Individual awards such as Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Coach of the Year will be released throughout the week. —Charles Baggarly april 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026

Other times, loyalty programs dramatically adjust the cost of awards, such as Hyatt’s recent addition of new price tiers, which was announced in February and goes into effect in May. —Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026

He was credited with helping the growth of center Nikola Jokić, who won three NBA MVP awards during Malone’s tenure. —Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026

The Gaines Award will be presented during the NSMA’s 66th awards banquet on June 29 at Grandover Resort & Spa in Greensboro, North Carolina. —Michelle Kaufman april 6, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026

The awards, established in 2008, are presented by the ALA, the New York Public Library and Carnegie Corporation of New York. —ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026

Wade earned a Good Conduct Medal, which the Army awards in part for exemplary behavior. —Andy Rose, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026

For the 2025 awards, 95 employers in metro Charlotte earned recognition as Top Workplaces. —Bob Helbig, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026

Most American Music Awards in history With 40 awards, Swift has taken the lead as the artist with the most American Music Awards in history. —Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 6 Apr. 2026

Verb

Created to honor the legacy and impact of late Charlotte Observer Hornets beat writer Rick Bonnell, the scholarship awards $10,000 annually via the Hornets Foundation to a journalism student enrolled at a university or college in North Carolina. —Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2026

The newest award, now in its 4th year, is The Monte Livermore Celebration of Nature Award, which awards $2,000 for an outstanding work of art featuring flowers, trees, plants and landscapes. —Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026

For the tenth year in a row, Literary Hub is pleased to announce the opening of the , which awards $1,000 to an American woman, aged 30 or younger, to acknowledge an outstanding book collection. —Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026

Florida lawmakers are assigning no new money this year for My Safe Florida Home, the popular home-hardening program that awards $10,000 grants to help Floridians upgrade their windows and doors. —Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026

The Hogsett administration routinely awards those contracts without any competition, according to a city spokesperson. —IndyStar, 27 Jan. 2026

Proceeds from the event support the National Western Scholarship Trust, which awards 100 scholarships to students attending colleges and universities in Colorado and Wyoming for studies in agricultural science, rural medicine or veterinary medicine. —Chris Bolin, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026

Trump has publicly lobbied to win the Peace Prize, claiming to have ended at least eight wars, but also repeatedly criticized the committee that awards it. —Sophie Brams, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2026

Details of the return to fares will be finalized in late January, when the KCATA awards a contract for a farebox provider, spokesperson Cindy Baker wrote in an email. —Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026