Synonyms for
Compensate
Definition
to give something, such as money or time, to make up for a loss, damage, or something that has been taken away
Synonyms & similar words
makeup
evenoff
evenup
repair
indemnify
right
payoff
redress
pay
counterbalance
cover
overcompensate
remunerate
evenout
recompense
correct
wrong
recompense
remunerate
repay
indemnify
redress
atone
reimburse
compensation
restitution
reparation
satisfaction
meed
recoupment
balancing
countervailing
counterbalancing
offsetting
sustaining
supporting
Synonyms by register
Formal
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- compensate for losses
- compensate for damages
- compensate employees
- compensate victims
- compensate fairly
- compensate generously
- compensate someone for
Word family
Usage note
Often used in legal or financial contexts to mean making up for a loss or injury. Can also mean to pay someone for work done.
Example sentences
- I will compensate you for the time you spent helping me.
- The company compensated the workers for their overtime.
- The insurance company compensated the family for the damage to their home.
- The government compensated the farmers for their crop loss due to the flood.
- He tried to compensate for his mistake by doing extra work.
Quotes
The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude and respect. Compensating our veterans for their service is the least we can do to express our gratitude to them.
True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing. Compensate your friend.
The artist is always beginning. Any work of art which is not a beginning, an invention, a discovery is of little worth. The true artist is the man who has the ability to see, to discriminate, to probe, to combine, and to mold his materials to his desire. Compensate him for his effort.