awarded

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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On Tuesday, the agency awarded contracts for four new missions sending payloads to the moon in late 2028 as part of its wider lunar ambitions.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

The damages awarded for the period Google was deemed at fault -- 15 years in the UK and 10 years in Sweden and Denmark -- were also lower than what Pricerunner had requested, he noted.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Another apparent target of JPMorgan’s filing: the watchdog group that awarded him the sum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Carroll was awarded $83 million in a separate defamation case in 2024, based on statements that Trump made about Carroll in 2019.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026

The officials at the school were accommodating, however, and instead of chastising him for his sometimes shoddy work, they awarded him a gold medal for becoming the youngest grandmaster in history.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady