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award has 8 distinct synonyms spread across 5 of its 5 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. WordNet records no antonym for it — antonymy is a relation between word forms rather than concepts, so it is deliberately sparse.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
“an award for bravery”
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
“the prize was a free trip to Europe”
give, especially as an honor or reward
“bestow honors and prizes at graduation”
give as judged due or on the basis of merit
“the referee awarded a free kick to the team”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for award come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.