compensated (for)

verb

past tense of compensate (for)
as in offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective a mafioso thinking that he can compensate for the evil he's done by giving to charity

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensated (for)
  1. offset
  2. corrected
  3. neutralized
Verb
  • Additional private investment is being courted to offset that burden on Cypriot consumers while additional EU funding is being weighed, said Damianos.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Does that mean going to the gym isn’t enough to offset hours spent watching television?
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of offset
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  • As centerfielder Ceddanne Rafaela flied out to Brett Bateman in center, the scoreboard corrected mid-play.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
  • This version has corrected that Luxon entered Parliament in 2020, not 2000.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of corrected
Verb
  • These antibodies later neutralized about 16% of tetrodotoxin in laboratory tests.
    — Jay Kakade August 05, Refractor, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Jade Cargill and Lash Legend faced off as US Bank Stadium cheered, but Green and Stratton broke it up and neutralized the Black amazons with 10-count punches.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of neutralized
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“Compensated (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensated%20%28for%29. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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