COMPENSATING Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

compensating

verb

present participle of compensate

as in reimbursing

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 paying

to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received compensate them well for their efforts

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

stiffing

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of compensating This means compensating workers with $25 per hour plus the 20% hospitality charge added to every check in lieu of tips. — Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Utilities that lobbied for the change argued that compensating rooftop solar at a higher rate meant that people without solar panels were disproportionately paying the costs of maintaining the overhead lines that everyone uses. — Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 After compensating them for opening the accounts, Christian reportedly collected their personal identification information and ATM card numbers. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 Many had spent years compensating for symptoms through work, achievement, perfectionism, substances, or sheer force of will. — Rachel Docekal, STAT, 21 Aug. 2026 If Paramount prevails in court, it would be paid the bond, thereby compensating for the ticking fees and other costs. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 Each is compensating, in its own way, for advertising channels the cannabis industry still can't use, and for trust that, in a young and still-stigmatized market, has to be built face to face. — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Hurzeler has good options in the middle too, with new signings Luka Vuskovic, Pascal Struijk and Michael Svoboda compensating for Jan Paul van Hecke’s exit to Tottenham. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Iran set out new demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz that include compensating Iran for war damage. — Duarte Dias, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensating

Verb

Insurers are reimbursing less for services, and costs keep rising, including pricey repairs for the aging building.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
The state is exempt from reimbursing local governments for costs associated with new programs that define new violations or crimes.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of reimbursing

Verb

The massive cash injection of four years ago was much needed, but Barca will be paying it back and more over the next two decades.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
This 37% price cut gives backpackers, beachgoers, and closet rock stars an opportunity to capture surprisingly rich bass and all-weather resilience without paying standard retail prices.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of paying

Verb

When that federal disaster relief money or insurance proceeds come in, those funds can go toward repaying the loans.

— Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2026
Because Leonard and the NBA Players Association signed off on his repaying $700,000, there was no further process that would require an arbitrator.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026