prize

1. 1.

   hold dear

   “I prize these old photographs”

   Synonymsvaluetreasureappreciate

   Broadersee

   Narrowerdo justicerecognize
2. 2.

   to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

   “The burglar jimmied the lock”

   “Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail”

   Synonymsprypriseleverjimmy

   Broaderopen
3. 3.

   regard highly; think much of

   “I respect his judgement”

   “We prize his creativity”

   Synonymsrespectesteemvalueprise

   Broadersee

   Narrowerthink the world ofreverenceadmire

1. 1.

   of superior grade

   “choice wines”

   “prime beef”

   “prize carnations”

   “quality paper”

   “select peaches”

   Synonymschoiceprimequalityselect

   Similarsuperior

Other forms of prize

plural

prizes·

past tense

prized·

present participle

prizing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about prize

What does prize mean?

prize means "something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in prize?

prize has 1 syllable: prize. In IPA it is /ˈpɹaɪz/.

What is another word for prize?

Close synonyms include award, loot, booty, pillage, plunder. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is prize a common word?

prize is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with prize?

5 words rhyme with prize. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.