TRIBUTES Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

tributes

noun

plural of tribute

as in commendations

a formal expression of praise tributes were received from all over the world at the opera singer's farewell concert

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Recent Examples of tributes It was announced ahead of the game that one of the tributes to Parton — an orange butterfly decal with her name on it — would be on the back of every Volunteers player's helmet. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026 Jackie died last month after a weeks-long battle with a mysterious illness, setting off a torrent of heart-wrenching tributes and messages from her devoted fans who hailed from around the globe. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Multiple friends and acquaintances posted Facebook tributes to Adams. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026 In the moments after journalist and activist Gloria Steinem's death was announced on Thursday morning, heartfelt tributes poured out from a wide range of leaders as far-flung as Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey and Spanx founder Sara Blakely. — Megan Sauer, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 Steinem’s 85th birthday in March 2019 drew tributes from a host of women across industries, including Lena Dunham, Mariska Hargitay, Ashley Judd, Mellody Hobson, Sheryl Sandberg, Amy Schumer, Meryl Streep and Maxine Waters. — Rebecca Sun, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026 These include tributes to community leaders, a fan fest ahead of Sunday’s game that has scheduled performances from Trick Daddy, Trina and an Uncle Luke appearance. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 Her death sparked widespread mourning and emotional tributes from her fans, Hollywood and the music industry. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026 Just the last two years have featured tributes to The Golden Girls, Law & Order, Gilmore Girls, Happy Days, and The West Wing. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Some soldiers distinguished themselves by helping to render emergency trauma response and first aid to civilians, earning individual service commendations, according to the Arkansas National Guard.

— Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2026
The novel earned commendations from authors such as Salman Rushdie and Amitav Ghosh.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

Definition of commendations

Noun

Today such grafts, whether visual or textual, would be called citations; at the time, a text made of excerpts was called a cento, which originally meant a patchwork rag.

— Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
One recent study put the number of marketers actively tracking their brand's AI citations at 14%.

— Vaidotas Juknys, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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Another of the homages to classic cinema was The Great Movie Ride, housed in the park’s centerpiece, a replica of the iconic Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.

— Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
The remaining homages are largely being paid through federal trusts or from Florida’s land acquisition grant fund, with about $440,000 so far coming from general revenue.

— Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of homages

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In a room filled with enough humanitarian awards, photos with legends, and travel souvenirs to fill a museum, the bike is a delightful reminder that even an American icon has to get her cardio in.

— Gloria Steinem, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2026
This was the unofficial kickoff for the Wild Horse Nine awards campaign, the first time Malkovich would face his adoring public.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of awards

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Every decade seems to yield a new crop of death knells and eulogies explaining why the form has reached the end of its useful life.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
Would her child be buried in a separate part of the cemetery without the appropriate eulogies?

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of eulogies

Noun

The scholar of religion Friedrich Max Müller (1823–1900) noticed that many Vedic hymns praise different deities using the same superlatives and ascribe to them the same mythological feats.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Avie Lee filled the family's two-room home with music by singing hymns, folk songs and traditional mountain music.

— Devarrick Turner, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

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