PRIZES Synonyms: 161 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of prize

as in gems

someone or something unusually desirable in the view of most of her friends, her current boyfriend is certainly no prize

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as in awards

something given in recognition of achievement the Pritzker Architecture Prize is the world's most prestigious honor in the field of architecture

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prizes

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of prize

as in extracts

to draw out by force or with effort prizing the stubborn nails out of the board

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as in pries

to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever trying to prize apart the jammed gears

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prizes

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of prize

as in treasures

to hold dear veterinarians know that pets are highly prized by their owners

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Recent Examples of prizes

Noun

Four top prizes and seven $250,000 prizes remain to be claimed. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2026 Rankine won a raft of prizes, among them a MacArthur genius grant. — Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026 The film won the ACID Award at Cannes and went on to collect more than 30 international prizes. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026 Harding and Powell have been making the rounds at parades and festivals where meat raffles offer oversized sausages as prizes. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026 The location pros behind Best Picture Oscar winner One Battle After Another and nominee Marty Supreme won the film prizes at the 2026 LMGI Awards, with the Pluribus, Fallout and Black Rabbit teams taking TV honors. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026 Liverpool, meanwhile, are not being spoken about as in contention for the top prizes for 26/27. — James Pearce, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 The Armory Show has announced two new museum acquisition prizes. — News Desk, Artforum, 21 Aug. 2026 The Armory Show in New York has announced two museum acquisition prizes that will launch at its upcoming edition, slated to run September 24–27. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Verb

American medicine still prizes intervention more than prevention. — Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Expect coffee shops doubling as gallery spaces, indie venues hosting weekend shows and a community that prizes individuality. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026 Traits once seen as stabilizing — empathy, humility, shame — are recast as liabilities in a world that prizes speed, dominance and certainty. — Sarah Davanzo, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026 This brand prizes its collections on ingenuity and takes inspiration from the opulent interiors across Soho Houses around the world, and this piece is proof. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2026 Those were some of the 19 Michigan Lottery prizes worth at least $100,000 won or claimed in February. — Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 28 Mar. 2026 Compelling candidates such as Simmons or Andrew or Amiwala competed for attention in a system that prizes viability, which is another way to say funding. — Patrick Hanley, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026 All lottery prizes over $5,000 are subject to state and federal taxes. — Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026 Franchisees become ambassadors of a lifestyle that prizes energy, empowerment, and human connection. — William Jones, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prizes

Noun

Leslie McIntosh, within-group variance (Changes) Changes’ first/second book prize, launched in 2022 with Louise Gluck as the first judge, has already delivered gems such as Jimin Seo’s Ossia and Rachel Mannheimer’s Earth Room.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026
Comprising diamonds with a combined weight of more than 200 carats, the missing necklace features a six-carat central stone surrounded by lines of baguette diamonds and hundreds of smaller gems arranged in a sunburst motif.

— Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026

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In a room filled with enough humanitarian awards, photos with legends, and travel souvenirs to fill a museum, the bike is a delightful reminder that even an American icon has to get her cardio in.

— Gloria Steinem, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2026
This was the unofficial kickoff for the Wild Horse Nine awards campaign, the first time Malkovich would face his adoring public.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of awards

Verb

Smart Document Capture extracts financial information from invoices, receipts and other documents directly into Xero.

— Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Under a contract with Konza Health, the new system automatically extracts emergency room records covering more than 10,000 diagnostic conditions.

— Mike Stunson, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Definition of extracts

Verb

By fields of cotton and soybeans where his bees forage and pollinate, Foster Hensel pries open the lid of one of his beehives, setting off a rising hum from inside.

— Drew Hawkins, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Remove the 11 Philips-head screws on the bottom of the laptop, and its bottom pries up with a bit of pressure.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of pries

Noun

All these accolades and swift-but-eventful years later, the persona of the guy who became a wonder of the world remains intact and part of his unique appeal.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Parton provided a great example of true allyship—not the surface-level kind that many engage in for proverbial cookies, public praise and accolades.

— Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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Studios build best picture runs around a face and a narrative, and Focus is betting that a breakout turn is the engine that pulls the rest of the slate into the race.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
One of these women is a Stanford chemist whose fertilizer pulls carbon out of the sky.

— Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026