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 The team could even plan to extend him the qualifying offer this winter, which would give it either another season of Griffin or net draft-pick compensation. — The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Anderson, arriving with a $101 million compensation package, required a crash course in the science of photons. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 24 July 2026 The pandemic effectively put an end to that, and as workers demanded fair compensation, the cost of producing shows skyrocketed. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 The deadline for submitting a claim for compensation under the settlement is July 27. — Connor Greene, Time, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for compensation

Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensation

Noun

Having negotiated an extraordinary package — ending sanctions, unfreezing assets and establishing a $300 billion reparation fund — Iran made the seemingly nonsensical decision to pick a fight instead.

— Matthew Gould, Washington Post, 24 July 2026
Some in Nigeria view Yahoo Boys as folk heroes, stealing money from white foreigners as a means of reparations for slavery and colonialism.

— Mackenzie Farkus, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026

Definition of reparation

Noun

Some hospitality workers may have been asked to work longer hours during the games for higher pay – but that wouldn’t show up meaningfully in the jobs report.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
According to Bloomberg, citing Insurify, the average annual premium reached $8,292 last year, roughly four times what homeowners in New York pay, and costs are expected to keep climbing.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 July 2026

Definition of pay

Noun

These cases aren’t about monetary damages, but instead injunctive relief—specifically, a court order that blocks the NCAA from disallowing an athlete whom the NCAA classifies as ineligible.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 July 2026
Take a wrongful termination case where the plaintiff asks for past and future wages loss, emotional dress, and damages for PTSD that allegedly occurred from a particularly stressful workplace.

— Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of damages

Noun

Team executives would need to submit the first of those payments by noon Wednesday.

— Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
This is an agency with a history of billing scandals, of union bosses bullying pushover pols, of robust pensions and sweetheart health and dental plans that require little or no payment by employees.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of payment

Noun

Inevitably, United will assess the market as the days go on, but Rashford would only want to play for a top team in Europe and his salary is only affordable to a few.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Major League Baseball is pushing for its first salary cap since 1994, citing competitive imbalance and payroll disparity.

— Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026