PREMIUM Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈprē-mē-əm

Definition of premium

as in prize

something given in recognition of achievement encouraging Girl Scouts to sell more cookies by offering premiums

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adjective

as in expensive

commanding a large price lavish feasts at which premium wines flowed freely

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Recent Examples of premium

Noun

Prosecutors said Maslow convinced family and friends to apply for life insurance, even offering to pay part of their premiums. — CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Inside, there’s seating for seven or a more premium six-passenger layout with second-row captain’s chairs. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Adjective

Television money and commercial ambition turned the club into a premium global-entertainment product. — Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026 But strains at the top of the organization over its brand and direction reflect many premium news outlets’ dilemmas about survival and profit in a post-traffic, AI-ascendant media age. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for premium

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Noun

This year's prizes began with the Nobel for medicine, awarded Monday to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Among the prize’s most famous laureates is Marie Curie, who was the first woman to receive the award and the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of prize

Adjective

Narrowing the spread also weakens the incentive to steer patients toward costlier drugs and to acquire physician practices and infusion clinics — the very behaviors that have made care more expensive.

— Casey B. Mulligan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
The problem is that these systems are slow, expensive and don’t scale.

— Reynald Fasciaux, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of expensive

Noun

Films by women directors have historically won few opportunities at the awards, making the haul a landmark for feminist filmmaking in the country.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Last season, in the Rams’ first four games, Stafford passed for eight touchdowns, with two interceptions, en route to a 3-1 start and what eventually became his run to a first MVP award.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of award

Adjective

Regional authorities said that the entire caper was conducted within three minutes and that the thieves targeted the most valuable paintings in the museum, which occupies the French old master’s one-time residence.

— News Desk, Artforum, 12 Oct. 2026
Bassetti argued that the company’s scale represented an increasingly valuable asset for streamers.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of valuable

Noun

Martin, whose career has spanned movies, comedy, television and music, received the IBMA’s entertainer of the year accolade in 2011.

— Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026
Hamilton received many awards and accolades, including being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, in 2016 by President Barack Obama.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of accolade

Adjective

Their first loss of the season came at the hands of unranked rival Oklahoma and two costly interceptions by Arch Manning contributed to the Longhorns' 27-24 defeat.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Turning the park into an upscale golf course will mean costlier fees and a likely loss of public space.

— Matthew Daly, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of costly

Noun

The Hong Kong director, whose classics include Boat People and A Simple Life, previously received Busan’s Asian Filmmaker of the Year honor in 2014 and Venice’s Golden Lion for lifetime achievement in 2020.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
The annual gathering honors Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day, which falls on the last weekend of September.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of honor

Adjective

Keeping that audience engaged may mean remembering that enthusiasm is a precious resource.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
The robbers were under the impression that the warehouse held foreign currency but instead found 6,800 candy-bar-sized gold ingots alongside diamonds, travelers checks, and precious metals.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

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