What is another word for reward?

Common synonyms for reward include wages, payoff.

What is the plural of reward?

The plural of reward is rewards.

What is the past tense of reward?

The past tense of reward is rewarded.

reward

Q: What rhymes with reward?

Words that rhyme with reward include board, record, lord, award, toward, scored.

/ɹɪˈwɔɹd/noun, verb2 syllables

Reward means: a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing.

Synonyms for reward20

noun, as in a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

wages, payoff

noun, as in an act performed to strengthen approved behavior

reinforcement

noun, as in benefit resulting from some event or action

advantage

verb, as in bestow honor or rewards upon

honor, honour

verb, as in act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

repay, pay back

verb, as in strengthen and support with rewards

reinforce

also used for reward

payment, recompense, tithing, meed, bounty, consequence, acknowledgment, guerdon, payback, reguerdon, remuneration

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of reward

penalty

What does reward mean?8

noun

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing“the wages of sin is death”

an act performed to strengthen approved behavior

benefit resulting from some event or action“it turned out to my advantage”

payment made in return for a service rendered

the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property

verb

bestow honor or rewards upon“Today we honor our soldiers”

act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

strengthen and support with rewards“Let's reinforce good behavior”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with reward?25

one syllable

board lordscoredford sword ward bored stored cord poured chordhoardhordesoared

two syllables

record awardtowardafford ignored aboard restored explored accord adored

Show 40 near rhymes

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All 25 rhymes for reward, grouped by syllable

Reward in a sentence

Some people like rewarding themselves, not expecting reward from others.nonong
Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven.ddnktr
For most people, reward comes from other people, not from themselves.nonong
If money was a reward for hard work, there would be no billionaires.shekitten
The greater the risk, the greater the reward.AlanF_US
Far from blaming him, she gave him a reward.unknown
For beginner credit cards, cashback is almost always better than other reward systems.cheeseisdisgusting
If there's no reward, what's the impetus to return their dog?casaniere

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of reward

as a noun

plural: rewards

as a verb

past tense: rewarded
present participle: rewarding
third-person singular: rewards
past participle: rewarded