Synonyms for laurels

Most common

award · fame · accolade · trophy

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Honors. From the Ancient Greek practice of crowning victors with bays, sacred to Apollo.

Example sentences

• award His last album garnered him a fourth Grammy award.
• fame Fame doesn't always go hand in hand with success.
• trophy Wealthy older men often marry younger trophy wives.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

bay¹

4 letters

fame¹, palm¹, bays¹

5 letters

award², honor²

6 letters

honour², trophy²

8 letters

accolade³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (award² = 2 syllables).