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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | distinction |
| Synonyms: | accolade, account, award, badge, bays, celebrity, consequence, credit, decoration, eminence, excellence, fame, flair, greatness, honor, illustriousness, importance, kudos*, laurels, manner, merit, name*, note, perfection, preeminence, prestige, quality, rank, renown, reputation, repute, style, superiority, worth |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | garland |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strand of material, usually hung |
| Synonyms: | bays, chaplet, coronal, crown, festoon, honors, laurel, palm, wreath |
| Main Entry: | honor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | respect |
| Synonyms: | account, adoration, adulation, aggrandizement, apotheosis, approbation, attention, canonization, celebration, confidence, consideration, credit, deference, deification, dignity, distinction, elevation, esteem, exaltation, faith, fame, fealty, glorification, glory, greatness, high standing, homage, immortalization, laud, laurel, lionization, notice, obeisance, popularity, praise, prestige, rank, recognition, renown, reputation, repute, reverence, tribute, trust, veneration, worship, wreath |
| Antonyms: | debasement, degradation, denunciation, derision, disgrace, dishonor, disrespect, humiliation |
| Main Entry: | medal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | decoration of honor |
| Synonyms: | badge, commemoration, gold, hardware, laurel, medallion, reward, ribbon, wreath |
| Notes: | meddle means to intrude or interfere in other people's affairs or business; mettle is the courage and fortitude to carry on; a medal is a piece of metal in the form of a coin intended to be used as an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event |
| Main Entry: | prize |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | award, winnings |
| Synonyms: | accolade, acquirement, acquisition, advantage, blue ribbon, bonus, bounty, cake*, capture, carrot, championship, citation, crown, decoration, dividend, feather in cap, first place, gold star, gold*, gravy, guerdon, haul, honor, inducement, jackpot, laurel, loot*, medal, meed, payoff, pickings, pillage, plum, plunder*, possession, premium, privilege, purse, recompense, requital, reward, scholarship, spoil, spoils, stakes, strokes, swag*, title, trophy, windfall |
| Antonyms: | blame, punishment |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wreath |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | circular decoration |
| Synonyms: | band, bay, bouquet, chaplet, circlet, coronal, coronet, crown, festoon, garland, laurel, lei, loop, ring, ringlet |
| Notes: | a wreath is a (usually) circular decoration of flowers; wreathe means 'to proceed on a repeatedly curving course' |
| Main Entry: | accolade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong praise, recognition of achievement |
| Synonyms: | approval, award, badge, decoration, distinction, honor, kudos*, laurels |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | compliment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | praise, flattery |
| Synonyms: | acclaim, acclamation, admiration, adulation, applause, appreciation, approval, blessing, bouquet*, buttering up, cajolery, commendation, comp, confirmation, congratulations, courtesy, encomium, endorsement, eulogy, favor, felicitation, good word, homage, honor, kudo, laud, laudation, laurels, notice, orchid, ovation, panegyric, pat on the back, posy, regard, respects, sanction, sentiment, tribute, veneration, warm fuzzy |
| Notes: | complement is 'to complete, round out' and compliment is 'to praise or admire' and as a noun it is an expression of praise or admiration |
| Antonyms: | blame, censure, complaint, criticism, denunciation, insult, libel, slander |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | decoration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | medal of honor |
| Synonyms: | Purple Heart, accolade, award, badge, bays, citation, colors, cross, distinction, emblem, garter, kudos, laurels, medal, mention, order, ribbon, star |
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