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

Between the new awards structure, the live broadcast plans, and a Disability Advisory Committee with authority over how the event takes shape. — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

Viewers who tune in to watch the Primetime Emmy Awards in September on NBC will see significantly fewer awards handed out. — Peter White, Deadline, 17 July 2026

This principle applies not only to the judicial system but also to how the federal government evaluates and awards billions of dollars in grants to natural and social scientists. — Felix V. Matos Rodriguez, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026

Does little Arabella care about going to another stuffy awards dinner with her pompous dad? — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 July 2026

That year, Justin Timberlake and Tina Fey won the Guest Actor and Guest Actress in a Comedy awards for their SNL appearances, and from there the floodgates opened. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 17 July 2026

The project received the main cash prize at the pitching competition of the Yerevan State Theatre and Film Institute, as well as awards from Hoshkee Film and Armine Anda, Picartix Production, and Open Platform. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 July 2026

The tournament recognizes outstanding individuals through several awards, including the Golden Ball for best player, Golden Boot for top scorer, Golden Glove for best goalkeeper and the FIFA Young Player Award. — Patricio Chile, ABC News, 17 July 2026

Kennedy earned five Big 12 Player of the Week awards throughout the season, as well as first-team All-Big 12 recognition. — Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

Verb

Another provision would create a grant program, the Innovation Fund, that awards $200 million a year for five years to localities with a track record of increasing housing supply. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 22 June 2026

What else is going on Rebecca Grossman and an ex-Dodger were found liable for the crash that killed two boys; a jury awards $176 million. — Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026

Back then, Jagland was the secretary general of the European Council and chairman of the committee that awards the Nobel peace prize. — Ola Morris Innset, The Dial, 2 June 2026

The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) reinstituted a pilot program that awards any female athlete who finished behind Hernandez one spot higher, resulting in Hernandez sharing podium spots with females in the last two rounds of the state tournament. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026

Newsome’s journalism won various awards throughout her career, including an induction into the Silver Circle by the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the organization that awards local Emmys. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026

That advantage was in large part offset by payments from UEFA’s ‘value pillar’, a mechanism which awards clubs money based upon their coefficient ranking (determined by past performance in European competition) and the size of their nation’s broadcast rights deal for the competition. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 30 May 2026

The African Beer Cup has several categories restricted to African ingredients and also awards the African Celebration Award which goes to the highest scoring beer that champions the use of African ingredients. — Don Tse, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

The Blue Flag program, run by the Foundation for Environmental Education and managed locally by the Instituto Ambientes em Rede, awards one of the most rigorous certifications a beach can earn. — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2026