COMPENSATED Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

compensated

verb

past tense of compensate

as in reimbursed

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 paid

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

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stiffed

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Recent Examples of compensated His largely disappointing tenure ended when the Clippers had to forfeit five first-round draft picks and were fined $30 million for circumventing salary cap rules in regard to how Leonard was compensated. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026 Some 35,000 plaintiffs were compensated after complaining of personal injury and property damage to their homes. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026 Restitution for the victims has yet to be decided, but the government has argued that they should be compensated for years of therapy, loss of income, and other related losses. — Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026 Women are more likely to live in poverty, are less likely to be compensated fairly, are more likely to be single parents. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026 That’s thanks to the ways Milwaukee and Tampa have compensated for their lack of spending power. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 This decrease in state funds was compensated for in 2026 by an additional $53 million in research awards from industry partners. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Education - North Carolina must invest to correct any educational deficiencies and to make sure that teachers are compensated at or above the national average salary. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026 The complaint additionally requests that minors whose data has been collected by OpenAI should be financially compensated in return. — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensated

Verb

Guidelines can accelerate access or stall it In practice, clinical guidelines determine what gets ordered, covered, and reimbursed.

— Karen E. Knudsen, STAT, 27 Oct. 2026
Back when the development agreement was signed in 2015, the deal was that Hollywood Park — interchangeable here with Kroenke’s companies — would pay up front for all the improvements around SoFi Stadium and eventually be reimbursed by the city.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of reimbursed

Verb

Nakase changed her starting lineup in a move that paid huge dividends after Golden State fell behind 2-1, inserting Kaila Charles and Tiffany Hayes and bringing Kayla Thornton and Cecilia Zandalasini off the bench.

— Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Laroche later paid nearly $800, including interest, for the car taxes and said the issue had been overblown.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of paid

Verb

Hays' efforts to find a solution to the controversy satisfied neither civil right activists nor intransigent segregationists.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
If the church’s trunk-or-treat hasn’t satisfied the Halloween excitement, neighboring business MoJoe’s Cafe will also be hosting a trunk-or-treat around the same time, according to the event’s webpage.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of satisfied

Verb

The insurance company covering the promotion must have had a fright because there were 381 purchases worth more than $450,000 that had to be repaid, as The Star reported at the time.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
Because the full balance is repaid with interest, the total paid exceeds the amount owed today, even though fees are far lower than those for settlement.

— Malana VanTyler, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026