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 The modern athlete wants a larger say in how they’re perceived, how their intellectual property is used and how they’re compensated. — Justin Birnbaum, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026 Lille have compensated with a more youthful midfield, where 18-year-old tempo-controller Ayyoub Bouaddi was their undoubted star last season. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026 The statements made about Skains in that letter were false and constituted defamation for which she should be compensated, the jury decided Friday. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026 The official says authorities compensated residents for their land in 1957 after it was seized to build the capital city, Islamabad. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026 These employees will be partially compensated with stock options tied to milestones at the facility. — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 Its services are free of cost to their members; the company is compensated by the members’ managed care plans through their insurance. — Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Both involve players compensated for playing football, and feature teams that generate millions in revenue and pursue players for their labor services. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2026 The production relied on SAG guidelines and compensated Kilmer’s estate for his appearance. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensated

Verb

The total value of the travel reimbursed by the AKA is unclear, and neither McCurdy nor the association responded to questions about how much was spent.

— Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 1 Sep. 2026
Street Department Superintendent John Schnadenberg said the hope is the town will be reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the extra expenses incurred due to the storm cleanup.

— Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of reimbursed

Verb

He was released from the Rio Grande detention center on August 28 after his family paid a $20,000 bond.

— Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Sixty years after television audiences first tuned in to see the voyages of the Starship Enterprise, an astronaut on board the International Space Station has paid tribute to Star Trek by flying the badge of the franchise’s latest fictional captain.

— Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of paid

Verb

Instead of recognizing that a 1-paragraph block is not a 10-paragraph block, the generation engine assumed that formatting the technical specifications neatly satisfied the underlying intent.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
The court sent unresolved questions about whether the warrant in that case satisfied constitutional requirements back to a lower court.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026