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 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 After killing the sheep, the government compensated locals for their dead animals, lying about how the sheep had died. — Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026 The dismissal swung on the structure through which Howard was compensated for his appearance on Empire. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026 That differs from an individual NIL endorsement in which an athlete is compensated for using his or her name, image or likeness. — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 28 July 2026 Chattel slavery, in all its brutality, Sojourner laments, could not just be forgotten; African Americans needed to be compensated for centuries of hardship. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026 Of course the revenue drivers should and will be compensated to the level of their value. — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensated

Verb

This protects your deposit and ensures you'll be reimbursed if your bank or credit union fails.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Since the late 1990s, the city’s Limited Public Financing program has reimbursed candidates for campaign spending aimed at voter engagement.

— Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

Definition of reimbursed

Verb

Sharp has traditionally paid its employees to attend an all-hands recognition event for those deemed by their peers to best meet the organization’s guiding principles.

— Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
The settlement will be paid by Hyundai Mobis, Kia and local staffing and recruitment agencies that helped find and bring the immigrant workers to Georgia on temporary visas.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of paid

Verb

Reverse mortgage loans typically don't need to to be repaid until the homeowner moves out, sells the home or dies.

— Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
Bo, Panshi and another associate lent the developers of the apartment complex more than $2 million, at least some of which had not been repaid, according to a lawsuit Chen filed in February in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026