Award-winning
adj.capable, joyfulprofessional
What it means
Recognized with an award for exceptional work or achievement.
Reach for it when making a specific, verifiable recognition part of the description
The award-winning documentary brought local history to life.
Choose between these
6- warm
wide admiration matters more than the mechanism of recognition
not when A celebrated work may never have entered an awards program.
- warm
formal esteem was bestowed on the person or group
not when Honored often describes the recipient's feeling and can become ambiguous.
- professional
prizewinning
a competition prize is the exact credential
not when Prizewinning is less natural for honorary or service awards.
- formal
strong public or critical praise is documented
not when Acclaim is not evidence that any award was won.
- formal
a person has received official honors, often for service
not when Decorated carries a military flavor and sits oddly beside a film or product.
- formal
a sustained record of excellence deserves emphasis
not when Distinguished is an evaluation and does not identify a won award.
Said against
3- unrecognized
- overlooked
- unawarded
It naturally appears in
3- award-winning author
The award-winning author led a free workshop for students.
- award-winning design
The award-winning design uses shade instead of mechanical cooling.
- award-winning film
An award-winning film opened the community festival.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English adjective sense: having won an award opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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