Synonyms for reward
- noun
- verb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Recompense — something of value given in return for an act
recompense, compensation, prize US, prise UK, remuneration, payment, bonus, pay, merit, return, gratification, retribution, price, fee, honorarium, premium, requite, tithing, guerdon formal, requital, meed formal dated
Other
bounty, reinforcement, consequence, advantage, subsidy, reguerdon dated
Verb
1. Repay
Other
honor US, honour UK, worthy, crown, re-enforce
Definitions
- n. 1
Something of value given in return for an act.
For catching the thief, you'll get a nice reward.
- n. 2
A prize promised for a certain deed or catch
The rewards for bringing in badly wanted criminals are printed on 'dead or alive' posters.
- v. 1
To give a reward to or for.
Why are you rewarding that bad behaviour?
Related words
- Word family
- rewardful rewarding
- Phrases
- just reward reward system
Example sentences
- prize A prize was given in honor of the great scientist.
- compensation Felix's lawyer got him full and fair compensation.
- remuneration What are your expectations in terms of remuneration?
- advantage He took advantage of my ignorance and deceived me.
- consequence He changed his mind in consequence of the marriage.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| reward | rising | |
| prize | steady | |
| compensation | falling | |
| remuneration | falling | |
| recompense | steady | |
| advantage | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- pay1, fee1
- 4 letters
- meed
- 5 letters
- price1, honor2, prize1, crown1, bonus2, wages2, merit2, repay2, prise
- 6 letters
- return2, honour2, worthy2, bounty2, payoff2
- 7 letters
- payment2, premium3, subsidy3, tithing2, requite, guerdon
- 8 letters
- requital
- 9 letters
- advantage3, reguerdon
- 10 letters
- compensate3, recompense3, honorarium5, remunerate4
- 11 letters
- consequence3, retribution4
- 12 letters
- compensation4, remuneration5
- 13 letters
- reinforcement4, gratification5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (honor2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- récompense
- Italiano
- ricompensa
- Español
- galardón
- Deutsch
- Belohnung
- Català
- guardó