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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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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 For decades, the system has demanded toughness in exactly the wrong places, tolerating dysfunctional technology, absorbing endless documentation, and compensating for broken workflows. — Frantz M. Berthaud, STAT, 7 July 2026 The most obvious concession is compensating Cubans and Americans whose assets were confiscated during the revolution. — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026 The onset is gradual enough to mask how serious it’s become, and family members often start compensating long before the person recognizes there’s a problem. — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026 Then capital accelerates growth rather than compensating for strategic uncertainty. — Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 What initially emerged as a method of compensating for artillery shortages has become one of the most important combat multipliers on the modern battlefield. — Hunter Lacroix, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2026 The findings, while not definitive, suggest that people with these insecure attachments could be compensating for their attachment by having more children. — Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 20 June 2026 Now, on Tuesday afternoon, the Pittsburgh City Council took the first step toward compensating the victims for their injuries. — Lauren Linder, CBS News, 16 June 2026 For now, the blue-collar gains are compensating for the bleeding in entry-level hiring. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensating

Verb

Los Angeles officials have reached a tentative agreement with organizers of the 2028 Olympic Games laying out the process for reimbursing the city for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in public services.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
That speed and ease of use made the app popular for splitting restaurant bills, reimbursing friends, and handling other everyday transactions.

— Colin Dodds, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026

Definition of reimbursing

Verb

Rather than paying the Cuban government agency that runs medical missions, Calabria signed individual contracts with the doctors and makes deposits in their Italian bank accounts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
The Justice Department unveiled this case against it, essentially arguing that SPLC had been defrauding its donors by paying informants within far-right groups who were infiltrating those groups.

— Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

Definition of paying

Verb

Part of what draws readers to particular genre books, whether on Amazon or at airport kiosks, is the fealty to hyper-specific tropes and reliable plot patterns, the predictable and satisfying arcs of its heroines and heroes.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
Tapert admitted that such moves, while ultimately satisfying, also come with a bit of trepidation.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026