COMPENSATING Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

compensating

verb

present participle of compensate

as in reimbursing

to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury you'll have to compensate the neighbors for cutting down their tree

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as in paying

to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received compensate them well for their efforts

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

stiffing

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Recent Examples of compensating After compensating them for opening the accounts, Christian reportedly collected their personal identification information and ATM card numbers. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 Many had spent years compensating for symptoms through work, achievement, perfectionism, substances, or sheer force of will. — Rachel Docekal, STAT, 21 Aug. 2026 If Paramount prevails in court, it would be paid the bond, thereby compensating for the ticking fees and other costs. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 Each is compensating, in its own way, for advertising channels the cannabis industry still can't use, and for trust that, in a young and still-stigmatized market, has to be built face to face. — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Hurzeler has good options in the middle too, with new signings Luka Vuskovic, Pascal Struijk and Michael Svoboda compensating for Jan Paul van Hecke’s exit to Tottenham. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Iran set out new demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz that include compensating Iran for war damage. — Duarte Dias, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 One of them lost one of the viral proteins entirely, compensating for its loss with changes elsewhere in the genome. — ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026 Moscow can keep paying for the war by forcing businesses to absorb the cost of drone attacks rather than spending on better drone defenses or compensating damaged firms. — Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensating

Verb

Insurers are reimbursing less for services, and costs keep rising, including pricey repairs for the aging building.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
The state is exempt from reimbursing local governments for costs associated with new programs that define new violations or crimes.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of reimbursing

Verb

He was given an option to bypass jail by paying a $250 fine and providing the filings within a week.

— Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026
At the time, Black had hired Epstein for estate planning and tax advice, paying him millions for the services.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of paying

Verb

This might be Anaheim’s last, best chance at satisfying those objectives.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
As governments, regulators and enterprises continue to raise expectations around software accountability, the objective shouldn't simply be identifying more vulnerabilities or satisfying more requirements.

— Aaron Mitchell, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of satisfying

Verb

Russia reportedly sent drones to Iran this year, repaying Tehran’s favor after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

— Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
This was Stones’ way of repaying the supporters and ingratiating himself with his new public.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026