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

Understanding Caribbean history For Bousquet, the debate over reparations remains tied to how the Caribbean understands its own history, including slavery’s abolition and emancipation. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026

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 struggle for reparations on the African continent is ongoing, and survivors are being insulted by the failure to implement comprehensive reparations programs that are due. — Literary Hub, 27 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

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

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