distinction vs accolade

distinction and accolade both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
distinction	Yes	No	No	No
accolade	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, accolade is a hypernym of distinction; that is, accolade is a word with a broader meaning than distinction:

distinction: an honor awarded to someone in recognition of achievement or superiority
accolade: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

Other hypernyms of distinction include award, honor, honour, laurels.

distinction (noun)	accolade (noun)
a distinguishing difference between similar things or people	a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
an honor awarded to someone in recognition of achievement or superiority
high status importance owing to marked superiority