prizewinners
Those who triumph
Prizewinners are people or things that have won prizes.
The word appears in contexts ranging from literary awards to livestock competitions: The prizewinners were announced at the ceremony, a field of prizewinning roses.
A prizewinner may be distinguished or merely lucky, depending on the contest.
Contest winners, top performers
- medalistsCompetition's top finishers
- titleholdersCurrent holders of supremacy
- trophyAward for winning
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
record-breaker · undefeated · victory · triumph · crown · glory · upset · finalist
Swedish prize surname
- PulitzerMajor journalism award
- BookerName or prize
- OscarAcademy's golden award
- GrammyRecording achievement trophy
Emmy · Tony · Peabody · MacArthur · Fields · Guggenheim · Rhodes · Fulbright
Publicly and enthusiastically praised
- honoredGiven recognition or respect
- celebratedWidely known and praised
- distinguishedNotable and respected
- renownedWidely known and esteemed
esteemed · decorated · commended · recognized · notable · illustrious · eminent · famed
champions
Contest winners, top performers
- medalistsCompetition's top finishers
- titleholdersCurrent holders of supremacy
- trophyAward for winning
podium · record-breaker · undefeated · victory · triumph · crown · glory · upset · finalist · runner-up
Nobel
Swedish prize surname
Grammy · Emmy · Tony · Peabody · MacArthur · Fields · Guggenheim · Rhodes · Fulbright · Templeton
acclaimed
Publicly and enthusiastically praised
- honoredGiven recognition or respect
- celebratedWidely known and praised
- distinguishedNotable and respected
renowned · esteemed · decorated · commended · recognized · notable · illustrious · eminent · famed · respected
prizewinnerslosers
Unsuccessful competitors
also-rans · runners-up · washouts · defeated · failures
prizewinnersunknowns
Undetermined quantities
nobodies · mediocrities · underperformers · underachievers · no-hopers