Synonyms for tribute
Most common
contribution homage paean encomium protection retrospective acknowledgement UK
All synonyms
Noun
homage, contribution, testimonial, tax, paean, encomium, acknowledgement UK, acknowledgment US, retrospective, duty, offering, exaction, toll, protection, charge, charre UK, impost, subsidy, heriot dated
Definitions
- n. 1
An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.
Please accept this as a tribute of our thanks.
Forms
- Plural
- tributes → homages, contributions, testimonials, taxes…
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A nation grants a subsidy to an ally, pays a tribute to a conqueror. An indemnity is in the nature of things limited and temporary, while a tribute might be exacted indefinitely.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- contribution Your contribution to the school is tax-deductible.
- homage His works tend to pay homage to different artists.
- paean This is a precise and poetic paean to the peregrine.
- protection They may properly claim the protection of the law.
- retrospective Kirsty went to the art gallery to see the Matisse retrospective.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| tribute | falling | |
| contribution | falling | |
| homage | rising | |
| paean | rising | |
| encomium | rising | |
| protection | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- tax1
- 4 letters
- duty2, toll1
- 5 letters
- paean2
- 6 letters
- charge1, homage2, heriot, impost, charre
- 7 letters
- subsidy3
- 8 letters
- offering3, encomium4, exaction3
- 10 letters
- protection3
- 11 letters
- testimonial5
- 12 letters
- contribution4
- 13 letters
- retrospective4
- 14 letters
- acknowledgment4
- 15 letters
- acknowledgement4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (duty2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- tribut