Definitions

consolation prize

NOUN

runner-up prize

Synonyms

WEAK

booby prize second prize silver medal

Antonyms

WEAK

grand prize

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Absent that, Donnyland could be an attractive consolation prize.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

The consolation prize was a larger role for Presley.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

Lucky for Cruise, he got a consolation prize in the form of a Saturn Award nomination from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 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

If a contestant reached the $8,000 plateau and failed to answer that question correctly, he or she was given a new Cadillac as a consolation prize, worth about $5,000 at that time.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady