REQUITING Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

requiting

verb

present participle of requite

as in compensating

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

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as in avenging

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

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as in repaying

to make a return for I fear my love for her will never be requited

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owing

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Moscow can keep paying for the war by forcing businesses to absorb the cost of drone attacks rather than spending on better drone defenses or compensating damaged firms.

— Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
These patterns show where personal commitment is compensating for organizational weaknesses.

— Kim Meninger, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of compensating

Verb

After avenging his father’s murder, Kenji was forced to flee his country, carrying only his sword and his shame.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 July 2026
There’s a house on the property where Francis Ford Coppola filmed Vito Corleone avenging his mother’s death in The Godfather Part II, but Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were interested in a much older tale about Sicily—one of gods and mortals.

— Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 14 July 2026

Definition of avenging

Verb

Liverpool desperately need striker Alexander Isak to stay fit and start repaying last summer’s £125million fee.

— Luke Bosher, New York Times, 31 July 2026
The commission alleges Cloth and his company raised more than $500 million from investors for various film and television projects, and then diverted $70 million of the funds to other uses, like repaying earlier investors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Definition of repaying

Verb

Instead of reimbursing a share of wages or tuition after a worker is already hired, this tax credit helps pay for the physical infrastructure required to train workers.

— Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
After filing the motion, Lively’s attorneys, Michael Gottlieb and Esra Hudson, said the request carries significance beyond reimbursing their client for her legal expenses.

— Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026

Definition of reimbursing

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