requited

past tense of requite
1
as in compensated
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury the company requited the employee who had fallen on the ice while leaving work by promptly paying all his medical bills, hoping that would stave off a lawsuit

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
2
as in avenged
to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for the future writer would later requite the abuse he suffered at the hands of his classmates by creating scathing portraits of them in his novels

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

3

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of requited But after years of wooing Silicon Valley, the Defense Department’s interest became requited, with companies like Amazon seeing opportunities to replace the government’s hodge-podge data centers with cloud computing, for which the Pentagon was offering a $10 billion contract prize in 2019. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for requited
Verb
  • He is compensated for lamenting and comforting grieving families during funerals.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Yet, unlike in many parts of the world, this caregiving is not typically treated and compensated as valuable labor.
    Marina Lopes, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Dragons avenged that defeat in a 56-7 regional final rout of Byron Nelson that same year.
    Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The Detroit Tigers avenged their massive collapse in the American League Central in their playoff matchup against the division champion Cleveland Guardians.
    Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, experts say that a debt management plan generally has a less negative impact on your credit score, as your debt is repaid in full.
    Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Other funds will come from MTA debt sales repaid with revenue from a congestion pricing toll that charges motorists to drive on Manhattan’s busiest streets.
    Gregory Korte, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When a customer leases an EV through the program, their payment reflects application of the tax credit and the finance company gets reimbursed.
    Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Unfortunately, bank customers aren't always reimbursed when they're hit by some scams, including when they're deceived into making a payment to a con artist, such as in a romance scam.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Stein provided one that satisfied her ambitions and perhaps mitigated a sense of mediocrity.
    Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Certainly, the endless stream of player feedback allowed Supergiant to hone in on razor-sharp gameplay that satisfied existing players.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Requited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requited. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!