Synonyms for
Compensating
Definition
The definition of 'compensating' is to make up for something, to give someone something in return for loss or suffering.
Synonyms & similar words
overcompensate
evenup
compensate
pay
recompense
evenoff
repair
right
wrong
correct
counterbalance
cover
makeup
remunerate
indemnify
payoff
evenout
redress
recompensing
reimbursing
repaying
satisfying
redressing
rectifying
remunerating
balancing
counterbalancing
offsetting
equilibrating
countervailing
settling
discharging
remedying
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Example sentences
- He is compensating for his mistake by apologizing.
- The company is compensating the customers for the faulty product.
- She is compensating for her lack of experience by working extra hard.
- The teacher is compensating the students for their efforts with praise.
- They are compensating the injured party with a financial settlement.
Quotes
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be compensated well. - Albert Schweitzer
Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not. - Oscar Wilde
You can't outwit fate by standing on the sidelines placing little side bets about the outcome of life. Either you wade in and risk everything you have to play the game or you don't play at all. And if you don't play, you can't win. - Judith McNaught
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