COMPENSATES Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

compensates

verb

present tense third-person singular of compensate

as in reimburses

to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury you'll have to compensate the neighbors for cutting down their tree

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as in pays

to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received compensate them well for their efforts

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

stiffs

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Recent Examples of compensates That's because the remaining healthy testicle often compensates by producing enough testosterone and sperm on its own. — Angela Haupt, Time, 22 July 2026 The more useful question is what the current price assumes, what could change those assumptions, and whether the likely return compensates investors for the risks. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 However, research findings are mixed, and not everyone compensates by eating more. — Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 26 June 2026 The software continuously compensates for momentum, helping maintain accurate positioning during movement, according to its website. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026 There is no meaningful amount of last-minute effort that compensates for months of unfocused or incomplete readiness. — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 3 June 2026 Although Emery has tailored a style which compensates for the possibility of creaking legs and a reduction in athleticism — Villa conserve energy very well, which has been critical in managing a European schedule — this cannot last forever. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 His payment of $74,330 will go into the Lacey Act Reward Fund, which compensates tipsters who report wildlife crimes, federal authorities said. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026 Concerns over potential Russian retaliation and legal challenges led them to keep the assets frozen until Moscow ends its war and compensates Ukraine for the destruction caused. — ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensates

Verb

Town Attorney Connor Nolan also suggested that the town make an agreement that if FEMA reimburses the town, a portion of that would be shared with the city of Warsaw.

— Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Under that deal, the federal government reimburses Walton County $72 per inmate per day.

— Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of reimburses

Verb

The government created a national preventive care program decades ago and gave every citizen a right to regular checkups, which gave clinics a reason to buy expensive machines, which brought the volume that pays for the expensive machines.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The Avon Historical Society pays the liability for the inside of the building and the structural repairs, like the roof, are the town’s responsibility.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of pays

Verb

And now, that should produce a release date that satisfies audiences.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Central to the reorganization is an institutional separation between standard setting and conformity assessment—the process used to determine whether a product, facility or company satisfies those standards.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026