Synonyms of restitution

restitution

noun

ˌre-stə-ˈtü-shən 

as in reparation

payment to another for a loss or injury

sought restitution from the other driver's insurance company for lost wages

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reparation
• damages
• compensation
• indemnity
• redress
• recompense
• indemnification
• punishment
• recoupment
• reprisal(s)
• satisfaction
• remuneration
• settlement
• reimbursement
• requital
• quittance
• atonement
• repayment
• expiation
• refund
• adjustment
• amends
• solatium
• punitive damages
• retaliation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of restitution

Officials say Lum had paid full restitution of more than $607,000 to the High Museum as well as around $500,000 to cover the costs of the museum's investigation. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Cook even offered to drop his $12 million restitution claim in exchange for a face-to-face sit-down; Darryl declined. — Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026

He was charged with two counts of felony securities fraud by Texas prosecutors and in 2024 reached a deal to avoid trial that involved paying nearly $300,000 in restitution. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026

He was banned from the banking industry and later convicted on multiple counts of bank fraud, for which he was put on five years’ probation and ordered to pay $3 million in restitution. — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026