consolation prize

NOUN

runner-up prize

Synonyms

WEAK

booby prize second prize silver medal

Antonyms

WEAK

grand prize

Example Sentences

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But the Lakers postseason run isn’t a bad consolation prize.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

The consolation prize was a larger role for Presley.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

If the FA Cup really is struggling to count as a consolation prize for Guardiola and City this season, you could have fooled everyone inside Vitality Stadium who watched him.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

Leftovers became less a consolation prize and more a creative challenge.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2024

Benji had texted the details of the consolation prize last night.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty