Synonyms of reparations

reparations

noun

plural of reparation

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
• compensations
• restitutions
• indemnities
• reprisals
• satisfactions
• indemnifications
• punishments
• recoupments
• redresses
• remunerations
• recompenses
• reimbursements
• refunds
• settlements
• punitive damages
• amends
• repayments
• adjustments
• retaliations
• quittances
• atonements
• expiations
• requitals
• solatia

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reparations

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

Last month, Mottley led a subcommittee of Caribbean leaders that launched a new slavery reparations manifesto during a reparations conference in Ghana. — Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

The opinion, while not legally binding, stated that countries were legally required to reduce GHG emissions and may have to pay reparations for damages from climate change. — Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Plus, there’s been a lot of sentencing reparations going on at the federal courthouse lately. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026

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

The sides also compromised on financial relief for Iran, which initially demanded at least $500 billion in reparations, one of the regional officials said. — E. Eduardo Castillo, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

Collective, which advocates for reparations, land returns for Native Americans, bonds for newborns and a universal basic income. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 22 June 2026

African leaders agreed on a framework to demand reparations for the transatlantic slave trade, as well as debt relief. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 22 June 2026