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

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of compensated The production relied on SAG guidelines and compensated Kilmer’s estate for his appearance. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026 Around the world, most caregivers are either uncompensated or inadequately compensated, and many rely on public assistance where available to make ends meet. — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 And for now, Huawei has compensated by piling more chips together. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026 If employees are compensated regardless of performance, performance inevitably suffers. — Bethany Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026 The same is true with Ollie Watkins and Emiliano Martinez, though the latter is a goalkeeper and can be compensated for slightly more easily than striker Watkins, for example. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Many of these people are poorly paid, but some, such as travel nurses, are highly compensated. — Paul Osterman, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026 That prompted Democratic Assemblymember Marc Berman to write a new bill to penalize content creators and political committees if the creator fails to state they were compensated. — Sophie Austin, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 Murrill’s opposition doesn’t necessarily mean that Brooks and other exonerees won’t eventually be compensated. — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensated

Verb

After alleging that some patients had to wait more than a year to get reimbursed, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes recently brought a suit under state consumer protection laws against SimonMed Imaging, which has 170 locations in 10 states.

— Julie Appleby, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Property owners can be reimbursed up to $125 for a toilet replacement and take home complimentary water-saving devices.

— Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of reimbursed

Verb

For Medicare patients, doctors are paid an additional 6% of the drug’s average price for each infusion.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
The valuation of Fernandez is entirely justifiable within the context of the huge fees paid by several Premier League clubs, and specifically City, for high-level central midfielders this summer.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of paid

Verb

Once the painting resurfaced, the museum repaid the insurer in late 2023, and Chubb subsequently confirmed that title to the work had been restored to the Guggenheim.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Tung Hsin had repaid 47 percent and planned to reach full reimbursement by December.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026