Thesaurus:compensate

Thesaurus

compensate

English

Verb

Sense: to do (something good) after (something bad) happens

Synonyms

• compensate
• compense (obsolete)
• dispense (obsolete)
• indemnify (chiefly law)
• make good
• make up
• recompense
• redress
• restore (obsolete)

Hyponyms

• atone    [⇒ thesaurus]
• offset    [⇒ thesaurus]
• reimburse    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “30. compensation” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “compensate” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.