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 Disa tells them they’ll be compensated, but the Rings, already hidden, will soon be destroyed. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2026 With these collaborations, estates and relevant parties are always compensated. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2026 Proposition 103 provides for an intervenor process in which consumer advocates can participate in the department’s review of rate increases and be compensated for their expenses. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026 Conferences and schools will be compensated based on how much their videos are watched. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 Nov. 2026 After all, when you are compensated only upon the successful completion of a transaction, turning away business seems counterintuitive. — Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026 The family is compensated, while the surviving owner maintains control of the restaurant. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 6 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensated

Verb

Then, you'd be reimbursed for up to $5,000 per year of eligible expenses.

— Liz Knueven, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026
Families are reimbursed for the cost of 15 hours of preschool per week, which amounts to more than $6,000 per year.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of reimbursed

Verb

That fact may have satisfied the question of whether the two natural wingers could have a productive season side-by-side, but looking closely at the numbers tells a different story.

— Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026
This fall’s cases show what happens when those systems misfire in the middle of an election, and why Meta’s explanations have satisfied few affected people.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026