COMPENSATION Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

compensation

noun

ˌkäm-pən-ˈsā-shən

Definition of compensation

as in reparation

payment to another for a loss or injury a warehouse worker who received a large compensation for his crippling injury while on the job

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as in pay

something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services fair compensation for his work on the project

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as in paying

the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services his generous compensation was greatly appreciated

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Recent Examples of compensation Offer availability, placement, and display are determined by the third party and may be influenced by compensation and other factors. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 10 July 2026 Business owners frequently invest considerable effort into recruiting talented leaders but spend far less time designing the compensation structures that encourage those individuals to remain with the organization long-term. — Anthony Mastro, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 The suit says the outflow of dangerous drugs with no medical purpose was a consequence of corporate performance metrics, incentive compensation and staffing policies that prioritized profits over patient safety. — Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal, 10 July 2026 Primary care physician compensation is rising faster than the rest of the field. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for compensation

Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensation

Noun

Alameda County supervisors voted Tuesday to create a permanent reparations committee for Black residents, moving a sweeping set of recommendations from study to the harder question of implementation.

— Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 1 July 2026
This vessel has a controversial past, built by Nazi Germany in 1935 as SSS *Horst Wessel*, named after a Nazi martyr, before being taken as war reparations by the US.

— Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of reparation

Noun

The law would be repealed if it is absorbed by a collective bargaining agreement that gives the special education teacher aides equal to or better than a $10,000 pay raise.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026
The Paramount response, via a two-page press release, followed the filing of the lawsuit, which contends that the merger will create an anticompetitive entity controlling too much of the pay-TV and movie studio sectors.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 July 2026

Definition of pay

Noun

As part of his suit, Musk asked for $150 billion in damages that would be destined for a charitable trust and requested OpenAI’s for-profit structure be reversed.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 13 July 2026
The jury awarded her $3 million in damages and recommended an additional $3 million in punitive damages.

— Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of damages

Noun

At a time of elevated mortgage rates and near-record high home prices, many feel locked out of homeownership or struggle with monthly rent payments.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Participants will learn how to download and set up the app, create an account, add a payment method safely, use Uber Simple Mode, and request rides through Uber’s Call to Ride service without using the app.

— Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026