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awards

NOUN

prize or reward

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accolade citation decision donation endowment gift gold grant honor presentation scholarship trophy verdict

STRONG

adjudication allotment bestowal conferment conferral decoration decree distinction order

WEAK

feather in cap gold star

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forfeit loss

VERB

give prize or reward

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allocate allot assign bestow confer distribute donate grant hand out present reward

STRONG

accord adjudge apportion concede decree endow gift render

WEAK

dish out fork out shell out sweeten the kitty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

keep refuse take withhold

STRONG

disagree

Example Sentences

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Both shows won two awards, as did musical The Lost Boys, the punk-rock adaptation of the 1987 cult vampire film.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Another adaptation, that of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman," won six awards, more than any other work.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

“Schmigadoon!” fended off the competition to take the night’s top prize along with awards for both its book and score by Cinco Paul.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

It won three awards at the Bafta Film Awards in February.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

I hold these things up as talismans to protect me; all my awards are thin paper shields to keep me safe from the hatred that surrounds me and my friends.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz