Laurels synonyms

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honor
Special distinction or credit given to students, esp. at commencement, for high academic achievement
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accolade
Words of praise
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award
A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.
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commendation
The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.
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credit
(Uncountable, US) A person's credit rating or creditworthiness, as represented by their history of borrowing and repayment (non payment).
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decoration
Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.
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distinction
An award or honor given to someone for outstanding achievement:
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kudos
Acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement.
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praise
(Archaic) A reason for praise; merit.
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tribute
The definition of a tribute refers to a statement or actions honoring someone or something.
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criticism (antonym)
A critical comment or judgment.
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honour
(Countable) A token of praise or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as an award given by the state to a citizen.
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dishonor (antonym)
Loss of honor, respect, or reputation
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awards
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garlands
The crown of a monarch.
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crowns
(--- originally) A coin bearing the figure of a crown
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bays
The leaf of this or certain other species of shrub, used as a herb.
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shrubs
A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.
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distinctions
Recognition of achievement or superiority; honor:
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wreaths (related)
A chaplet worn as a mark of honor or victory
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trees (related)
Any plant that is reminiscent of the above but not classified as a tree in the strict botanical sense: for example the banana ""tree"".
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respects (related)
Due regard for something considered important or authoritative:
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Laurels Sentence Examples

  • In the northern temperate zone we find forests of a single species, others of three or four species; in this great tropical forest the habit of growth is solitary and an acre of ground will contain hundreds of species - palms, myrtles, acacias, mimosas, cecropias, euphorbias, malvaceas, laurels, cedrellas, bignonias, bombaceas, apocyneas, malpigias, lecythises, swartzias, &c. The vegetation of the lower river-margins, which are periodically flooded, differs in some particulars from that of the higher ground, and the same variation is to be found between the forests of the upper and lower Amazon, and between the Amazon and its principal tributaries.

  • During the disastrous Swedish War of 1643-1645 Frederick was appointed generalissimo of the duchies by his father, but the laurels he won were scanty, chiefly owing to his quarrels with the Earl-Marshal Anders Bille, who commanded the Danish forces.

  • " On days of rejoicing," he says, " we do not shade our door-posts with laurels nor encroach upon the day-light with lamps " (die laeto non laureis postes obumbramus nec lucernis diem infringimus).

  • Never one to rest on past laurels we have actively embraced the new technology that builds a better boat.

  • Howard Payne and Paul Gibson shared the victory laurels at a hot and sunny Snetterton.

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