Synonyms of repaying

repaying

verb

present participle of repay

1

as in reimbursing

to make a return payment to

I repaid my friend the $20 he had lent me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reimbursing
• refunding
• compensating
• paying back
• reciprocating
• rendering (to)
• giving back
• liquidating
• recompensing
• satisfying
• paying off
• remunerating
• settling
• quitting
• paying up
• paying down

2

as in paying

to make a return for

how can we ever repay your kindness?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paying
• exchanging
• reciprocating
• compensating
• satisfying
• recompensing
• requiting
• reimbursing
• refunding
• avenging
• indemnifying
• recouping
• retaliating
• revenging
• giving back
• remunerating
• getting back (at)
• restituting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• owing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of repaying

Many borrowers currently repaying their student loans, as well as prospective students and their families, will see the impacts, including through higher monthly payments. — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Many rebels believed the burden of repaying the public debt fell disproportionately on common people while benefiting elites. — Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

Thus, simply repaying the trust fund and deporting the immigrants would restore Social Security to permanent solvency. — Jessica Riedl, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

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

The Sacramento County Board of Education voted to overturn TRUSD’s May decision to revoke the charter, but questions remain over who, if anyone, would be responsible for repaying the funds. — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026

In other words, as much as 8% of the district’s budget gets spent on repaying debt. — Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026

Others, such as Langley, scoffed at the idea of repaying NCDOT. — Nicholas Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026