Synonyms of reparation

reparation

noun

ˌre-pə-ˈrā-shən 

as in damages

payment to another for a loss or injury

the government instituted a program of reparations to the descendants of Native Americans who were driven from their land

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damages
• compensation
• restitution
• indemnity
• redress
• recompense
• indemnification
• punishment
• recoupment
• reprisal(s)
• satisfaction
• remuneration
• expiation
• quittance
• reimbursement
• atonement
• requital
• settlement
• repayment
• amends
• retaliation
• refund
• adjustment
• punitive damages
• solatium

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reparation

The growing reparations movement is one expression of that connection. — Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Still, gratitude, in Knight’s case, or reparations, in Scott’s, do help. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026

Gray has aligned with the left wing of the Democratic Party, and supports Medicare for All, raising the minimum wage to $25, reparations and scaling back America’s military footprint. — Jack Harvel july 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026

The reparations movement has been dexterous and incisive, and transnationalism has been key in the reparations movement. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026