rewards

NOUN

payment, prize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accolade award benefit bonus bounty compensation dividend honor premium profit punishment remuneration

STRONG

carrot comeuppance crown cue gain garland goodies gravy grease guerdon meed merit perks plum recompense repayment requital retribution return salve strokes sweetener tip wages

WEAK

feather in cap fringe benefit just deserts

Antonyms

STRONGEST

loss

STRONG

bottom

WEAK

penalty

VERB

pay; give prize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compensate honor repay take care of

STRONG

recompense remunerate requite stroke sugarcoat tip

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deprive penalize

WEAK

punish take away

Example Sentences

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As prediction markets boom and a new wildfire season begins, fire survivors and ethicists say that the betting encourages and rewards callous thinking—and dangerous behavior, too.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026

Small, intermittent rewards can motivate you to keep going.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

The firm rewards junior employees for getting their hands dirty integrating AI and mapping new processes rather than hitting billable hour targets, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Cred, based in Bengaluru, has sought to disrupt the payments sector in India with a "members-only" service that rewards high-earners for timely credit card payments.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

A superstitious part of Nailer wondered if the Scavenge God was balancing the scales of his Lucky Strike with a sickness that would kill him before he got to reap the rewards.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi