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 Approximately 80% of that figure comes from consulting services, signifying that enterprises are compensating IBM to create operational AI systems, rather than merely executing pilot programs. —

Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 While the streaming economy leaves much to be desired in terms of compensating creators, the blame is not entirely on streaming services. —

Jem Aswad, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026 At many community colleges, this has meant compensating faculty members to develop textbooks and other course materials that will be freely available to students. —

Austin Barraza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026 When stuck behind them, my heart rate speeds up as if compensating for the slow wheels. —

Matt Fuchs, Time, 20 Jan. 2026 Acceptable uses for the funds include compensating personnel working under the agreement, paying for reporting and administrative functions, and training and equipment costs, according to a statement from Hancock’s office. —

Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2026 Fortunately for the Texans, Houston’s defense proved fully capable of compensating for the errors. —

Mike Defabo, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026 If the department has a plan to increase services — say, by ensuring at least one hospital in a region is equipped to deliver babies — that would be a different story, but the state would have to have some way of compensating hospitals taking on unprofitable services, Stansbury said. —

Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026 The Bureau of Prisons ultimately settled the lawsuit, compensating almost 1,600 inmates with a total of approximately $10 million for enduring frigid and inhumane conditions because of the power outage. —

Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensating

Verb

According to the indictment, Cuellar devised the scheme to operate a for-profit business with resources from the county sheriff's office without reimbursing the county.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2026
According to the lawsuit, EcoIdeas has acknowledged its breach of contract and promised to take remedial action, such as filing an insurance claim and reimbursing Lola’s for losses, but has failed to follow through.

— Clark Kauffman, Des Moines Register, 17 Jan. 2026