Nouns (5)
reward
n. the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property
reward
n. payment made in return for a service rendered
reinforcement
n. an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
wages, payoff
n. a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"
Verbs (10)
reinforce
v. strengthen and support with rewards; "Let's reinforce good behavior"
remember
v. show appreciation to; "He remembered her in his will"
give a reward to
v. act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
repay, pay back, requit
v. act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
honor, honour, bring honor to, do honor to
v. bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"
Adverbs (0)
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Fuzzynyms (90)
award, laurels, honor, honour, accolade
n. a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"
tribute, testimonial
n. something given or done as an expression of esteem
tip, gratuity, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh
n. a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
etcetera, etceteras, extra, extras
n. additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same; "his report was full of etceteras"
privilege
n. a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
pension, retirement check, retirement benefit
n. a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working
annuity, rente, annual payment
n. income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments; "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity"
subsidy
n. a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public; "a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence"
stipend
n. a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose
discount, rebate
n. a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
dividend
n. a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)
compensation
n. something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
remuneration, earnings, wage, pay, salary
n. something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
grant, assignment
n. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
result, outcome
n. something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"
net, profit, lucre, profits, earnings, net income, net profit
n. the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
gross, revenue, receipts, gross income
n. the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
payment
n. a sum of money paid
recompense, compensate, remunerate
v. make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated"
redress, right, correct, compensate
v. make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
respect, prize, value, esteem, prise, think highly of, think much of
v. regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"
worship
v. show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva"
treasure, care for, cherish, hold dear
v. be fond of; be attached to
treasure, prize, value, appreciate, hold dear
v. hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"
judge, pass judgment on, form an opinion of
v. form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"
place, order, range, rate, grade, rank
v. assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
admire, look up to
v. feel admiration for
revere, reverence, fear, venerate
v. regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"
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Antonyms (15)
fine, mulct, amercement
n. money extracted as a penalty
penalty
n. a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
punish, penalize
v. impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"
dishonor, dishonour, shame, disgrace, attaint
v. bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
foul, defile, befoul, maculate
v. spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
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