Synonyms of plumes

plumes 1 of 2

noun

plural of plume

as in awards

something given in recognition of achievement

the Nobel Prize for Literature is the plume that all authors covet

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

plumes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of plume

as in prides

to think highly of (oneself)

that jerk plumes himself on his supposed athletic skills

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prides
• congratulates
• vapors
• flatters
• crows
• piques
• brags
• vaunts
• boasts
• swanks
• swaggers
• gasconades
• swashes
• felicitates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plumes

Noun

Plates and plumes The problem with studying the formation of continents is that the geological evidence of this process is almost gone. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026

Fireworks—plumes of smoke and pinwheeling streaks of sparks—were often deployed to amp up the atmospherics, lending his scenes the feel of a barn-burning bacchanal. — Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

The blaze sent plumes of black smoke into the sky and necessitated a response from hundreds of firefighters to a rural part of the state. — ABC News, 3 July 2026

Known for the plumes of fog that build up in the valleys between the mountains—settling like smoke over the peaks—the Smokies are teeming with plant and animal life as well as Southern culture. — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026

This is the season that plumes of dust from the Sahara Desert are usually carried across the Atlantic by wind — two clouds are moving west toward the US, according to AccuWeather. — Cheryl McCloud, USA Today, 30 June 2026

Its most dramatic attack occurred last week, when hundreds of drones overwhelmed Moscow’s air defenses and hit refineries and storage tanks, sending up black plumes of smoke that darkened the sky. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2026

According to environmental nonprofit Miami Waterkeepers, threatened staghorn coral and queen conch inhabit an area near the Sand Bypass that is vulnerable to sediment plumes set off by the dredge. — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026

The uncontained Cottonwood fire has scorched nearly 111 square miles, destroyed parts of Eagle Point ski resort and forced evacuations as towering smoke plumes stretch from southern Utah into Colorado. — Kathy McCormack, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026