COMPENSATORY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for COMPENSATORY?

Need another word that means the same as “compensatory”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “compensatory” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Compensatory” are: extenuating, qualifying, redemptive

Compensatory as an Adjective

Definitions of "Compensatory" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “compensatory” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (of a payment) intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury.
• Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something.

Synonyms of "Compensatory" as an adjective (3 Words)

extenuating	(of a factor or situation) serving to lessen the seriousness of an offence. Library staff will waive fines where there are genuine extenuating circumstances.
qualifying	Denoting someone or something that qualifies for something. The team finished the qualifying rounds in fifth place overall.
redemptive	Of or relating to or resulting in redemption- E.K.Brown. A redemptive theory about life.

Usage Examples of "Compensatory" as an adjective

• The government is taking compensatory actions to keep the interest rate constant.
• $50 million in compensatory damages.

Associations of "Compensatory" (30 Words)

actuary	A person who compiles and analyses statistics and uses them to calculate insurance risks and premiums.
atone	Turn away from sin or do penitence. A human sacrifice to atone for the sin.
bonus	An extra dividend or issue paid to the shareholders of a company. Good weather is an added bonus but the real appeal is the landscape.
compensation	The action or process of awarding compensation. The compensation of victims.
counterbalance	Contrast with equal weight or force. The sitter s weight counterbalances the tilting pressure on the backrest.
earnings	Money obtained in return for labour or services. Export earnings.
equipoise	Equality of distribution. Capital flows act as an equipoise to international imbalances in savings.
indemnify	Secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for. The company has taken out insurance to indemnify its directors against liability when acting for the group.
indemnity	Protection against future loss. No indemnity will be given for loss of cash.
insurance	Money paid for insurance. Many new borrowers take out insurance against unemployment or sickness.
intension	Resolution or determination.
meed	A person’s deserved share of praise, honour, etc. He must extract from her some meed of approbation.
offset	Create an offset in. A present of tulip bulbs offsets and seeds for his garden.
pay	Convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow. Does she pay you for the work you are doing.
payment	Something given as a reward or in recompense for something done. Ask for a discount for payment by cash.
policyholder	A person who holds an insurance policy; usually, the client in whose name an insurance policy is written.
recompense	Make amends to or reward someone for (loss, harm, or effort. Substantial damages were paid in recompense.
redeem	Pay the necessary money to clear (a debt. The captive had to mortgage his lands to raise the money to redeem himself.
reimburse	Reimburse or compensate someone as for a loss. Your expenses will be reimbursed.
remunerate	Pay (someone) for services rendered or work done. My efforts were not remunerated.
remuneration	Money paid for work or a service. They work in excess of their contracted hours for no additional remuneration.
repair	The action of repairing something. The truck was beyond repair.
reparable	(especially of an injury or loss) possible to rectify or repair. Reparable damage to the car.
reparation	The action of making amends for a wrong one has done, by providing payment or other assistance to those who have been wronged. An act for which there is no reparation.
repay	Make repayment for or return something. The manager has given me another chance and I m desperate to repay that faith.
requite	Make appropriate return for (a favour, service, or wrongdoing. She did not requite his love.
restitution	A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury. The ANC had demanded the restitution of land seized from black people.
reward	Strengthen and support with rewards. The engineer who supervised the work was rewarded with the MBE.
salary	Pay a salary to. A 15 per cent salary increase.
wage	The result or effect of doing something considered wrong or unwise. Wages were paid by check.