Nobels
Top scientific honors
Nobels refers to the Nobel Prizes, annual international awards in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace, and economics.
The prizes honor outstanding contributions to humanity and carry substantial prestige and monetary reward: She's won two Nobels, a roomful of Nobels.
The word can also refer collectively to Nobel laureates themselves.
Celebrated achievement recipient
- medalMetal honor token
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- StockholmSweden's seat of government
Oslo · award · winner · nomination · committee · selection · endowment · bequest
Science of matter and energy
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- medicineCurative substance or practice
- physiologyScience of bodily functions
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
research · discovery · breakthrough · laboratory · experiment · theory · quantum · molecular
High regard, moral dignity
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- acclaimEnthusiastic public approval
- eminenceElevated rank or renown
renown · achievement · excellence · merit · legacy · esteem · reputation · pinnacle
Negotiation between nations
- activismDirect effort for reform
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- conflict resolutionSettling disputes between parties
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
human rights · reconciliation · Oslo · negotiation · peacemaker · treaty · advocacy · nonviolence
Trade gathering places
- policyAdopted principle of action
- theoryExplanatory set of principles
- financeProvide money for
- developmentProgress toward maturity
inequality · behavioral · macroeconomics · microeconomics · econometrics · game theory · monetary
Creators of written works
- poetsComposers of verse
- novelistsWriters of long-form fiction
- playwrightsAuthors of theatrical works
- worksFunctions or labors
prose · poetry · narrative · storytelling · literary merit · canon · translation · idealistic
laureate
Celebrated achievement recipient
Stockholm · Oslo · award · winner · nomination · committee · selection · endowment · bequest · foundation
physics
Science of matter and energy
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- medicineCurative substance or practice
- physiologyScience of bodily functions
genetics · research · discovery · breakthrough · laboratory · experiment · theory · quantum · molecular · peer review
honor
High regard, moral dignity
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- acclaimEnthusiastic public approval
eminence · renown · achievement · excellence · merit · legacy · esteem · reputation · pinnacle · elite
diplomacy
Negotiation between nations
- activismDirect effort for reform
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- conflict resolutionSettling disputes between parties
disarmament · human rights · reconciliation · Oslo · negotiation · peacemaker · treaty · advocacy · nonviolence · social justice
markets
Trade gathering places
development · inequality · behavioral · macroeconomics · microeconomics · econometrics · game theory · monetary
authors
Creators of written works
- poetsComposers of verse
- novelistsWriters of long-form fiction
- playwrightsAuthors of theatrical works
works · prose · poetry · narrative · storytelling · literary merit · canon · translation · idealistic
- Famous FamiliesKennedys, Rothschilds, Bushes, Rockefellers, Vanderbilts
Nobelsparticipation trophies
Prizes for mere involvement
consolation prizes · booby prizes · participation medals · honorable mentions · wooden spoons
NobelsRazzies
Worst-movie award ceremony
Darwin Awards · infamy · dishonorable discharges · censure · condemnation
- Nobel PrizeHighest academic honor
- Nobel Peace PrizeHonor for advancing harmony
- Nobel Prize nomineePerson considered for prestigious award
- nobel prize in physics
- Nobel laureatesRecipients of prestigious Swedish awards
- Alfred NobelExplosives inventor, prize founder