English

Detailed Synonyms for reward in English

reward:

to reward verb (rewards, rewarded, rewarding)

  1. to reward
    remunerate; to reward; to honour; to pay; to repay; to honor
    • remunerate verb
    • reward verb (rewards, rewarded, rewarding)
    • honour verb, British (honours, honoured, honouring)
    • pay verb (pays, paid, paying)
    • repay verb (repays, repaid, repaying)
    • honor verb, American (honors, honored, honoring)
  2. to reward
    – strengthen and support with rewards 1
    to reward; to reinforce
    – strengthen and support with rewards 1
    • reward verb (rewards, rewarded, rewarding)
    • reinforce verb (reinforces, reinforced, reinforcing)
      • Let's reinforce good behavior1
  3. to reward
    – act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions 1
    to reward; to pay back; to repay
    – act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions 1
    • reward verb (rewards, rewarded, rewarding)
    • pay back verb (pays back, paid back, paying back)
    • repay verb (repays, repaid, repaying)
  4. to reward
    – bestow honor or rewards upon 1
    to reward; to honour; to honor
    – bestow honor or rewards upon 1
    • reward verb (rewards, rewarded, rewarding)
      • The scout was rewarded for courageous action1
    • honour verb, British (honours, honoured, honouring)
    • honor verb, American (honors, honored, honoring)
      • Today we honor our soldiers1

Conjugations for reward:

present
  1. reward
  2. reward
  3. rewards
  4. reward
  5. reward
  6. reward
simple past
  1. rewarded
  2. rewarded
  3. rewarded
  4. rewarded
  5. rewarded
  6. rewarded
present perfect
  1. have rewarded
  2. have rewarded
  3. has rewarded
  4. have rewarded
  5. have rewarded
  6. have rewarded
past continuous
  1. was rewarding
  2. were rewarding
  3. was rewarding
  4. were rewarding
  5. were rewarding
  6. were rewarding
future
  1. shall reward
  2. will reward
  3. will reward
  4. shall reward
  5. will reward
  6. will reward
continuous present
  1. am rewarding
  2. are rewarding
  3. is rewarding
  4. are rewarding
  5. are rewarding
  6. are rewarding
subjunctive
  1. be rewarded
  2. be rewarded
  3. be rewarded
  4. be rewarded
  5. be rewarded
  6. be rewarded
diverse
  1. reward!
  2. let's reward!
  3. rewarded
  4. rewarding
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

reward [the ~] noun

  1. the reward
    the remuneration; the recompense; the reward
  2. the reward
    the reward
  3. the reward
    – an act performed to strengthen approved behavior 1
    the reward; the reinforcement
    – an act performed to strengthen approved behavior 1
  4. the reward
    – benefit resulting from some event or action 1
    the advantage; the reward
    – benefit resulting from some event or action 1
    • advantage [the ~] noun
      • it turned out to my advantage1
    • reward [the ~] noun
      • reaping the rewards of generosity1
  5. the reward
    – the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property 1
    the reward
    – the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property 1
  6. the reward
    – a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing 1
    the reward; the wages; the payoff
    – a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing 1
    • reward [the ~] noun
      • virtue is its own reward1
    • wages [the ~] noun
      • the wages of sin is death1
    • payoff [the ~] noun
  7. the reward
    – payment made in return for a service rendered 1
    the reward
    – payment made in return for a service rendered 1

Alternate Synonyms for "reward":


Antonyms for "reward":


Related Definitions for "reward":

  1. an act performed to strengthen approved behavior1
  2. benefit resulting from some event or action1
    • reaping the rewards of generosity1
  3. the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property1
  4. a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing1
    • virtue is its own reward1
  5. payment made in return for a service rendered1
  6. strengthen and support with rewards1
  7. act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions1
  8. bestow honor or rewards upon1
    • The scout was rewarded for courageous action1

Related Synonyms for reward