reputation vs laurels

reputation and laurels both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reputation	Yes	No	No	No
laurels	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, laurels is a hypernym of reputation; that is, laurels is a word with a broader meaning than reputation:

Other hypernyms of reputation include honor, honour.

reputation (noun)	laurels (noun)
the general estimation that the public has for a person	a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
the state of being held in high esteem and honor	the state of being honored
notoriety for some particular characteristic