COMPENSATING (FOR) Synonyms: 24 Similar Words

compensating (for)

verb

present participle of compensate (for)

as in offsetting

to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective a mafioso thinking that he can compensate for the evil he's done by giving to charity

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The state budget, passed this summer, seeks to stabilize revenue by preventing corporations from offsetting more than $5 million in tax liability annually for the next three years.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
Because probiotics add beneficial bacteria to the gut, taking probiotic supplements while on antibiotics has become a popular strategy for offsetting bacterial loss and keeping the gut microbiome balanced.

— Kaitlin Vogel, HEALTH, 26 Aug. 2026

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An important demonstration of this principle was provided by Google's Willow processor, which demonstrated that error rates could decrease as the number of physical qubits participating in an error-correcting code increased.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
No deleting, rereading, correcting grammar, or performing intelligence.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

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Ukraine and Iran have both demonstrated how to adapt cheaper technologies for both offensive and defensive purposes, neutralizing their opponents’ advantage in vastly more expensive high-tech systems.

— Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
When moving in an inert, neutralizing background, a gas of electrons tend to crystallize at low densities as their potential energy is more dominant than their kinetic energy.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026

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