prize synonyms

prize

n.

reward, award, honor, premium, accolade, medal, decoration, laurel, trophy, palm, crown, garland, cup, blue ribbon, citation, scholarship, fellowship, inducement, carrot, advantage, privilege, winnings, jackpot, purse, windfall, bounty, bonus, spoils, booty, plunder, loot, recompense, feather in one's cap, title, championship, first place, mark of honor, treasure, gem, meed, guerdon, payoff*, gravy*, plum*, haul*, take*; see also booty.

prize applies to something won in competition or, often, in a lottery or game of chance she won first prize in the golf tournament; award implies a decision by judges but does not connote overt competition we received an award for the best news story of the year; reward usually refers to something given in recompense for a good deed or for merit a reward was offered for the return of the lost briefcase; premium, in this connection, applies to a reward offered as an inducement to greater effort or production to pay a premium for advance delivery

prize

v.

value, esteem, cherish; see appreciate 2, like 1, 2. See syn. study at appreciate.

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