Synonyms of compensations

compensations

noun

plural of compensation

1

as in reparations

payment to another for a loss or injury

a warehouse worker who received a large compensation for his crippling injury while on the job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reparations
• damages
• satisfactions
• indemnities
• reprisals
• restitutions
• punishments
• indemnifications
• reimbursements
• remunerations
• recoupments
• retaliations
• recompenses
• redresses
• settlements
• adjustments
• punitive damages
• repayments
• refunds
• amends
• quittances
• expiations
• atonements
• requitals
• solatia

2

as in payments

something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services

fair compensation for his work on the project

Synonyms & Similar Words

• payments
• pays
• wages
• salaries
• reparations
• considerations
• reimbursements
• remittances
• recompenses
• remunerations
• adjustments
• stipends
• rentals
• refunds
• deposits
• outlays
• settlements
• indemnities
• expenditures
• repayments
• rebates
• restitutions
• disbursements
• prepayments
• overpayments
• requitals
• rents
• redresses
• recoupments

3

as in remunerations

the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services

his generous compensation was greatly appreciated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• payments
• remunerations
• remittances
• disbursements
• reimbursements
• remitments
• repayments
• renderings
• prepayments
• overpayments

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• underpayments
• nonpayments

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of compensations

Over time, those compensations accumulate into structural inefficiency that is difficult to unwind and even harder to justify correcting. — Kristofer Mussar, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

This can help address strength imbalances and movement compensations that, over time, can lead to injury. — Jenessa Connor, Health, 10 June 2026

Still, Fiedler shows convincingly enough that American writers’ attempts to adapt the seduction narrative to our concerns—to reimagine it so as to preserve our enduring sense of ourselves as innocents—explain our literature’s peculiar aversions and resultant compensations. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

Guy Ritchie is a filmmaker and series creator whose prodigious busyness in terms of both workload and story approach has its compensations. — Michael Phillips, Variety, 16 May 2026

The inconvenience of that military presence has brought certain compensations from the government, such as a strikingly modern, geometric contemporary art museum (Nagi MOCA) that draws visitors not put off by the arduous journey required to get there. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026

In everyday life, prolonged sitting, poor posture and repetitive movements can all create weak links in your muscular system that trigger compensations. — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026

Mobility work can help lengthen tight muscles and reduce the chances of these compensations happening in the first place. — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 1 Apr. 2026

Those compensations are now out the window. — Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 23 Jan. 2026