MEDALIST Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

medalist

noun

variants or medallist

Definition of medalist

as in prizewinner

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Recent Examples of medalist The two-time Newbery medalist Erin Entrada Kelly recommends 10 books whose mingling of fear and suspense has tantalized her. — J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2026 The Ukrainian boxer and Olympic gold medalist has had full custody of their daughter since 2018. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Iowa Democratic Senate nominee Josh Turek, a two-time Paralympic gold medalist in wheelchair basketball, has publicly opposed male athletes competing against females. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 The cap table is headlined by Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Lisa Leslie and Olympic track and field gold medalist Sha’Carri Richardson. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for medalist

Recent Examples of Synonyms for medalist

Noun

This Cannes Directors’ Fortnight prizewinner sets out its pitch-black-comic stall early with a prologue in which, after a brief contretemps, local man Raoul Brun (Jean-Louis Coulloc’h) blows his supercilious neighbor’s head off with a shotgun and then disappears.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 June 2026
North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame Learn about North Dakota's history of rodeos and ranching; see prizewinners' saddles; and visit a gallery of bronze sculptures depicting longhorns, horses, and cowboys.

— Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026

Definition of prizewinner

Noun

Those stalwart menu items — including the signature milk bread — drew national attention, including a feature in Bon Appétit and a string of James Beard Award semifinalist nods for Joe Kindred each year from 2016 through 2020.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026
His upcoming short Parkside East won the 2026 DGA Student Spotlight Award and was a semifinalist for the 2026 Student Academy Awards.

— Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of semifinalist

Noun

But superstars can do that, especially when the opposition has no way of clamping down on their output.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
For a superstar commanding nearly $50 million this season, the fine amounts to little more than loose couch cushion change.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of superstar

Noun

This poetic début novel, a finalist for the Booker Prize, is narrated largely by an unnamed curator who specializes in reconstructing scenes from the past.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
At the start of the CVFF finalist process, Li spoke of the financial challenges of running a young brand.

— Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of finalist

Noun

Most of the early mining there consisted of placer mining — extracting minerals from sand and gravel in river beds — and mining declined during the Civil War.

— John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 July 2026
Its breakout star is Parker Schnabel, a thirty-one-year-old who runs a placer mine in the Yukon that brought in fifty-one million dollars last year.

— Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Definition of placer

Noun

One involved American Learner Tien, with the 20-year-old bidding to become the youngest American male quarterfinalist at Flushing Meadows since Andy Roddick in 2002.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Central, a Class 4A quarterfinalist last season, graduated Jonaz Walton, a former AJC Super 11 who rushed for 5,965 yards in his career, now at Notre Dame.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of quarterfinalist

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