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

This year's prizes began with the Nobel for medicine, awarded Monday to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works. — Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026 Unlike the other Nobel prizes, which are awarded in Stockholm, the peace prize is decided in Oslo by the five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee, whose members are appointed by Norway's parliament. — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Nearly 125,000 other SuperLotto Plus tickets sold in California also won prizes ranging from $1 to $1,100, the lottery said. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026 The medicine and physics prizes were awarded earlier this week. — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 7 Oct. 2026 The literature and peace prizes will be announced on Thursday and Friday, respectively, followed by the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences on October 12. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 For instance, will such prizes exist in the future—and, if so, who will receive them? — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026 There’s also a raffle to raise funds, with a lot of Dodgers prizes to win. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 Chile’s 22nd Santiago Film Festival (Sanfic) features nine pics in its Chile Film Competition this year vying for cash prizes in the best film, director and actor categories. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

Verb

Vagmaxxing seems the logical offshoot of a trend that prizes unreasonable, unrealistic body modification to the point of impossible AI perfection and transhumanism—scary enough! — Valerie Monroe, Allure, 21 Sep. 2026 That is not always a comfortable position in a sector that prizes growth above almost everything else. — Quentin Bordage, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prizes

Noun

There are still some gems hidden among the endless tech and toy products — like Medicube’s current sale.

— Alexis Mikulski, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
But earlier this year, the Navy reservist and his friend shoveled a six-carat diamond from a field in Arkansas where he's found over 300 gems so far.

— LAURA TURBAY, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of gems

Noun

Two blocks of six films each, running roughly an hour apiece, will precede the awards and the jury announcement.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
The awards are named after Harvey Kurtzman, the influential writer-artist-editor behind many EC Comics titles as well as the co-founder of Mad magazine.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

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Rio Tinto in Canada extracts high-purity scandium oxide from titanium dioxide waste streams produced from its Lac Tio mine operations in Quebec.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
That web lasted about a decade before it was dismantled, piece by piece, in favor of one that extracts profits from similar interactions.

— Betsy Blondin, Longreads, 22 Sep. 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

Smart, a veteran actress, has earned numerous accolades over the course of her career, including eight Emmys, three SAG Awards, two Golden Globes and six Critics Choice Awards.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Langley has nine nominations heading into the November awards show, while Lambert is up for seven accolades.

— Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026

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Abercrombie keeps moving away from its old identity while Hollister pulls recognizable pieces of its past back onto the racks.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
As Béatrice’s amateur detective work pulls her in deeper, the strands begin to suggest a conspiracy, one marked by mysterious disappearances and the clandestine sway of the Vatican.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026