Synonyms for
Laureate
Definition
Laureate means a person who is honored with an award for outstanding achievement in literature, art, or a particular field.
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Formal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- poet laureate
- Nobel laureate
- award laureate
- honorary laureate
- distinguished laureate
- renowned laureate
- famous laureate
Word family
Usage note
Primarily used in the context of awards and honors, especially for poets or Nobel Prize winners. The adjective form 'laureled' is less common than the noun.
Example sentences
- The Nobel Laureate received a prize for her contributions to science.
- The Poet Laureate recited a beautiful poem at the ceremony.
- The Olympic laureate won the gold medal in the 100-meter race.
- The Pulitzer laureate's novel was a bestseller.
- The academy awarded the laureate for his contributions to literature.
Quotes
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. -Nelson Mandela, Nobel Peace Laureate
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.' -Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Peace Laureate
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. -Edmund Burke, Pulitzer Prize Laureate