UNCOMPENSATED Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

uncompensated

adjective

Definition of uncompensated

as in unpaid

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Recent Examples of uncompensated The National Association of Community Health Centers estimates that HR 1 will lead to 1,800 community health center closures across the country and will cost community health centers around $7 billion a year in uncompensated care. — Alana Semuels, Time, 1 July 2026 Only Hennepin County Medical Center provided more uncompensated care among the top ten providers of uncompensated care in 2024, according to the state Department of Health. — Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026 There is also funding earmarked to cover uncompensated care for providers and rural emergency medical services. — Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026 However, investors are worried fewer patients will seek care as Affordable Care Act subsidies phase out, or uncompensated care costs will rise. — Christina Cheddar Berk,davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uncompensated

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Interest accrues at 18% against the building’s property tax account, and a large unpaid lien could put its mortgage at risk, even though co-op boards have none of DOF’s collection or enforcement powers.

— Michael Wolfe, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
Big fish, small payments Several prominent and wealthy customers make up a good share of the unpaid amount, according to the audit.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of unpaid

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Ye didn’t speak at the ceremony, but did the official unveiling of the honorary street sign.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026
From an honorary Founding Father to an enterprising immigrant, the meaning of Columbus to the Americas is diverse and ever-changing.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of honorary

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The Show-Me State is also one of 24 states that doesn’t have right-to-work laws, which is key to guarantee union membership and financial support are voluntary for workers.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Given that personal insistence, the election – in which 49 veterans of the Ukraine war were elected – is more likely to be used as evidence that Russia rewards its soldiers with plum political jobs, as a means of boosting voluntary recruitment.

— Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

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