Antonyms for awarding


Grammar : Verb
Spell : uh-wawrd
Phonetic Transcription : əˈwɔrd


Definition of awarding

Origin :
  • late 14c., "decide after careful observation," from Anglo-French awarder, from Old North French eswarder (Old French esguarder) "decide, examine" (after careful consideration), from es- "out" + guarder "to watch" (see guard (n.)). Related: Awarded; awarding.
  • verb give prize or reward
Example sentences :
  • He suspects the vicar of favouritism in awarding the prizes.
  • Extract from : « The Hand in the Dark » by Arthur J. Rees
  • And in saying this we are fully conscious of the kind of praise we are awarding him.
  • Extract from : « Old Familiar Faces » by Theodore Watts-Dunton
  • There's not enough money in the system to fiddle with the awarding of the Medal of Honor.
  • Extract from : « Medal of Honor » by Dallas McCord Reynolds
  • Awarding you the Galactic Medal of Honor makes a symbol of you.
  • Extract from : « Medal of Honor » by Dallas McCord Reynolds
  • To-night the interest of the girls centred in the awarding of honours.
  • Extract from : « The Torch Bearer » by I. T. Thurston
  • Gross corruption in the awarding of public contracts had been brought to light.
  • Extract from : « The Canadian Dominion » by Oscar D. Skelton
  • But if Id had the awarding of the prize, Polly would have had it.
  • Extract from : « Polly's First Year at Boarding School » by Dorothy Whitehill
  • The Beckmesser style of awarding good and bad marks is obsolete.
  • Extract from : « Ivory Apes and Peacocks » by James Huneker
  • There was trouble in the Indiana city over the awarding of the pipe contract.
  • Extract from : « The Quickening » by Francis Lynde
  • "We now come to the awarding of the athletic B," stated the President.
  • Extract from : « T. Haviland Hicks Senior » by J. Raymond Elderdice

Synonyms for awarding

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