REMUNERATING Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

remunerating

verb

present participle of remunerate

as in compensating

to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received promptly remunerated the repair company for fixing the dryer

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stiffing

as in reimbursing

to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury the negligent landlord must remunerate those made homeless by the fire by finding new housing for them at his own expense

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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

Definition of 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

Borrowers who are currently repaying loans won’t see any immediate changes.

— Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Their money had gone into a cozy Craftsman house in Menlo Park, and repaying medical-school debt and the salary for their nanny ate up the majority of Greenwald’s take-home pay.

— Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of repaying

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