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Noun
▲
Compensation or reward given for loss or harm suffered or effort made
compensation
indemnity
reparation
restitution
indemnification
redress
remuneration
requital
damages
meed
payment
reward
amends
atonement
consideration
quittance
recoupment
reimbursement
remittance
reprisals
satisfaction
solatium
emolument
expiation
guerdon
repayment
payback
propitiation
redemption
salvo
quid pro quo
something returned
more ❯
“An appropriate sum in recompense was negotiated, the main beneficiary of which is a local center for disabled children.”
Noun
▲
A tip given to a waiter, taxi driver, etc
gratuity
tip
bonus
gift
perquisite
present
reward
donation
boon
baksheesh
benefaction
largesse
perk
handout
lagniappe
pourboire
bounty
cumshaw
dividend
donative
douceur
extra
gravy
throw-in
bonsela
fringe benefit
guerdon
alms
bit extra
contribution
extra payment
gravy train
little extra
offering
salve
sweetener
token
grease palm
little something
service charge
goodwill gesture
more ❯
Noun
▲
Containment of damage or loss
damage control
compensation
correction
damage assessment
disaster control
troubleshooting
Noun
▲
The climax or outcome of events
payoff
outcome
result
climax
conclusion
consequence
culmination
finale
settlement
clincher
judgementUK
judgmentUS
payment
payout
retribution
reward
upshot
adjustment
pay
reckoning
remuneration
the crunch
final reckoning
punch line
day of reckoning
moment of truth
salary
wages
money
cash
pay-off
pinnacle
fulfillmentUS
fruit
fruits
consummation
crowning glory
grand finale
fulfilmentUK
Noun
▲
A counterbalance or balancing force
equipoise
counterbalance
counterpoise
counterweight
balance
ballast
offset
canceler
canceller
corrective
counter
counteraction
counterforce
neutralizer
compensation
countercheck
makeweight
stabiliserUK
stabilizerUS
Noun
▲
Pleasure, especially when gained from the satisfaction of a desire
gratification
satisfaction
pleasure
enjoyment
relish
delight
indulgence
thrill
fulfilmentUK
appeasement
assuagement
content
contentedness
contentment
delectation
gladness
happiness
joy
kicks
quenching
relief
satiation
slaking
glee
kick
fruition
fulfillmentUS
hit
luxury
regalement
reward
sure shock
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make restitution, especially through payment
compensate
indemnify
repay
reimburse
requite
atone
remunerate
comp
expiate
redress
satisfy
square
counterbalance
counterpoise
countervail
fix
offset
overcompensate
propitiate
make good
atone for
make up for
make amends
make amends for
make amends to
pay for
make reparation to
make restitution for
make restitution to
pay money to
more ❯
“We've paid all this money to recompense the music industry for piracy.”
Verb
▲
To reward or repay (someone) for something done, given, etc.
pay
remunerate
compensate
settle
guerdon
reward
foot
satisfy
pay back
pay up
pay off
pony up
spring for
ante up
clear
discharge
meet
liquidate
balance
stand
quit
repay
reimburse
square
requite
honourUK
honorUS
make good
indemnify
pay in full
more ❯
“Councillors are entitled to basic allowances to recompense them for the hours they put in sitting on committees and reading reports and agendas.”
Verb
▲
To make amends to or reward someone for (loss, harm, or effort)
redress
compensate for
make amends for
make good
make up for
make reparation for
make restitution for
rectify
correct
remedy
amend
square
mend
put right
repair
fix
retrieve
resolve
cure
improve
compensate
right
adjust
settle
set right
better
ameliorate
balance
sort out
make right
red-pencil
alter
rewrite
modify
rework
redraft
help
upgrade
enhance
edit
reword
refine
rescript
retouch
pick up
touch up
polish
clarify
remodel
rephrase
copy-edit
recast
emendate
renew
revamp
meliorate
go over
raise
perfect
enrich
set the record straight
clean up act
clear up
straighten up
rebrand
redraw
tweak
elevate
put on the right track
update
adapt
qualify
redact
subedit
make up
mitigate
lift
aid
expurgate
censor
bowdlerizeUS
benefit
boost
square up
clean up one's act
take care of
attend to
alleviate
bowdleriseUK
end
redevelop
rejuvenate
eliminate
remove
advance
promote
reorganizeUS
review
reclaim
reorganiseUK
reinforce
requite
iron out
revitalizeUS
revivify
renovate
restitute
resurrect
replace
do over
pay dues
make over
get to the bottom of
do away with
be the solution to
be the answer to
put an end to
reenforce
remaster
get with it
revitaliseUK
become better
make improvements to
step up
counterbalance
doctor up
re-create
invalidate
counterpoise
countervail
cancel out
nullify
equilibrize
obviate
counterweigh
lessen
contravene
stabiliseUK
halt
counterwork
counter
reduce
go against
stabilizeUS
buck
cross
respond
more ❯
“No one could fail to be moved by the statements of the family and no sentence I can pass may in any way recompense their loss.”
Verb
▲
To respond to (a gesture or action) by making a corresponding one
reciprocate
requite
return
match
repay
correspond
equal
exchange
trade
barter
counter
interchange
reply
respond
retaliate
swap
alternate
render
retort
share
square
swing
vacillate
do the same
give back
give in return
respond in kind
return the favour
serve out
give tit for tat
make up for
pay one's dues
scratch one's back
tit for tat
do the same in return
give as good as one gets
return the compliment
give someone their just deserts
take vengeance
get square
return tit for tat
fix someone
sort someone out
turn the tables
demand an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
wreak revenge on
vindicate
recriminate
exact revenge on
take reprisals against
give like for like
kick back
pay back in spades
seek payback for
exact revenge for
make reprisal for
settle a score with
take reprisals for
pay out
give comeuppance
make retaliation for
take revenge on
settle with
get your own back for
take an eye for an eye for
get redress for
settle up
avenge oneself on
exact retribution on
square things up
get satisfaction for
give just desserts
take vengeance for
pay someone back for
get revenge for
take vengeance on
take revenge for
fix one's wagon
settle the score with
exact retribution for
retaliate on
retaliate against
retaliate for
repay in kind for
hit back for
be out for blood
even the score for
get even with someone for
stick it to
more ❯
Verb
▲
Rebuke or reprimand severely
chastise
scold
berate
reprimand
lecture
rebuke
castigate
upbraid
censure
chide
reprove
lambaste
carpet
admonish
criticiseUK
criticizeUS
reproach
bawl out
blame
correct
discipline
dress down
tell off
nag
pull up
rate
chasten
chew out
monster
baste
blow up at
bollock
bring to book
flay
hammer
jaw
keelhaul
lambast
rag
ream out
score
take to task
tick off
tongue-lash
trim
give someone a dressing-down
give someone an earful
give someone a telling-off
haul over the coals
objurgate
remonstrate with
reprehend
visit
call down
ferule
find fault with
give someone a caning
give someone a roasting
give someone a rocket
give someone a rollicking
give someone hell
pummelledUK
pummelUS
rant at
rap over the knuckles
ream
skelp
spank
throw the book at
bring someone to book
give someone a mouthful
give someone what for
have a go at
let someone have it
chew someone out
give a talking-to
give someone a bollocking
give someone a rating
give someone a wigging
give someone some stick
do a hatchet job on
libel
stigmatizeUS
drag through the mud
speak ill of
stigmatiseUK
slight
give a bad name
injure
blacken
bring into disrepute
sling mud at
sully
taint
tarnish
cast a slur on
give a black eye
blot
degrade
scandalizeUS
throw mud at
defile
smirch
damage
scandaliseUK
debase
drag through the mire
stain
soil
befoul
lower
spoil
besmear
give something a battering
spot
muckrake
minimizeUS
fling mud at
rip up and down
blotch
bring discredit to
breathe on
spread scandal about
run smear campaign
discount
dump on
shame
blacken the name of
trash-talk
poor-mouth
minimiseUK
speak evil of
diminish
speak badly of
bring shame upon
tar and feather
reduce
disrespect
reflect badly on
bring shame on
declaim
fulminate
dismiss
write off
play down
kiss off
talk down
spread lies about
tear to shreds
sully the reputation of
gripe about
thunder
grouch about
quibble about
carp about
moan about
grouse about
whine about
inveigh
scoff at
bellyache about
whinge about
beef about
nitpick over
do down
rant
detract
detract from
sound off about
brand
go on about
kick up a stink about
reject
rage
blacken the reputation of
give someone bondi
conduct a smear campaign against
blacken the character of
get angry with
find lacking
discourse
orate
question
perorate
impeach
underestimate
animadvert upon
undervalue
challenge
underrate
badmouth
speak out
mudsling
zing
downgrade
mouth off
protest
jeer at
deflate
rave
spout
fume
vociferate
make a stand
expostulate about
declaim against
complain
rip up
embarrass
mouth off about
swear at
put someone on the hot seat
make a fuss about
crawl all over
kick up a fuss about
take issue with
put someone on the griddle
burn someone's ears
undermine
poison
pin someone's ears back
sling mud
be critical of
criticize harshly
be spiteful towards
be unkind about
be malicious about
satirizeUS
speak of with disfavour
hit out
take
grumble about
rave at
satiriseUK
despise
heap
bring under fire
criticize unfairly
have a pop at
downplay
show someone up
talk something down
destroy
review unfavorably
prejudice
mistreat
dig
demonizeUS
cuss
caluminate
voodoo
jinx
pervert
scratch
lacerate
lance
cut
incise
devaluate
cheapen
lessen
compromise
humiliate
demoniseUK
blemish
offend
blackguard
drag through mud
drag someone's name through the mud
ruin
trivializeUS
misrepresent
bad mouth
expose to ridicule
disdain
treat lightly
mock
hold up to shame
put a whammy on
give black eye
weigh into
prosecute
pooh-pooh
make light of
persecute
oppress
tell lies about
indict
sneer at
ride
hose
miscall
hurt
blaspheme
strumpet
plaster
sneer
blacken name
belie
run a smear campaign against
blacken someone's name
minify
sell short
misprize
humble
trivialiseUK
look down on
discountenance
clamor against
hold cheap
spurn
let fly at
lam into
set upon
assault
devalue
opprobriate
snipe at
be rude to
call names
blow off
cut to the quick
hold forth against
call someone names
protest strongly
mark down
take away
run something down
show up
charge with
thunder against
rage against
take swipe at
throw stones at
make a protest
rant about
storm
protest strongly at
remonstrate about
protest against
bluster
huff
object
make a stand against
object to
raise objections to
kick
make a protest against
complain vociferously about
disagree violently with
oppose strongly
put up a fight against
kick against
complain bitterly about
take a stand against
speak out against
kick up
take great exception to
hold someone responsible
hold accountable
hold someone to blame
complain to
menace
intimidate
take a stand
vociferate about
rant and rave
address
talk
descant
expatiate
exhort
earbash
pontificate to
sermonize to
spout to
query
dispute
soapbox
declaim to
stump
accost
apostrophize
spiel
sermonizeUS
preach to
hold forth to
sermoniseUK
buttonhole
spout at
spiel to
deliver a tirade to
speechify to
preachify to
gainsay
contravene
oppugn
contradict
disaffirm
break
contest
traverse
cross
disavow
deny
negate
doubt
negative
tar
resist
sound off to
get on a soapbox
hold forth
give a lecture to
pin something on
call into question
swipe at
cast doubt upon
throw doubt on
cut to shreds
cast aspersions upon
stick it to
thumb nose at
more ❯
Verb
▲
Penalize for wrongdoing
punish
discipline
penaliseUK
penalizeUS
chastise
chasten
correct
castigate
abuse
beat
cane
get
lash
mistreat
murder
scalp
sentence
thump
wallop
whip
batter
flog
harm
hurt
injure
misuse
oppress
scourge
manhandle
visit
admonish
blacklist
cuff
debar
defrock
dismiss
drop on
execute
exile
expel
fine
immure
incarcerate
lecture
mete out punishment to
paddle
rebuke
reprimand
reprove
skin alive
spank
switch
tear down
train
bring someone to book
bring to book
come down on
make an example of
slap someone's wrist
teach someone a lesson
attend to
beat up
do in
give it to someone
give someone what for
rap knuckles
rap someone's knuckles
slap wrist
crack down on
give a going-over
give a lesson to
give someone the works
give the works
knock about
rough up
teach a lesson
give a going over
throw the book at
come down on like a ton of bricks
condemn
judge
imprison
impose a sentence on
handicap
mulct
dock
amerce
scold
deal with
impose penalty
slap with
inflict handicap
inflict a penalty on
exact a penalty from
hit with
award a penalty against
impose a penalty on
put at disadvantage
doom
convict
devote
gaolUK
proscribe
confine
ordain
adjudicate
impound
jailUS
blame
adjudge
settle
rule
railroad
denounce
pronounce sentence on
pass judgement on
mete out justice to
send up the river
send to prison
put on ice
put away
pronounce judgment on
pass judgment on
take the fall
mete out
pass judgment
more ❯
Verb
▲
To delight, or to give pleasure or satisfaction to
gratify
delight
please
gladden
satisfy
thrill
content
feast
gas
glad
pleasure
rejoice
suit
warm
make happy
agree with
arride
baby
coddle
delectate
enchant
favorUS
favourUK
fulfilUK
fulfillUS
make content
oblige
pamper
requite
give pleasure
give pleasure to
buck someone up
make someone feel good
tickle pink
do one proud
do the trick
fill the bill
get one's kicks
give a buzz
give someone a kick
hit the spot
make a hit
warm the cockles of the heart
more ❯
Verb
▲
To be reconciled after a quarrel
make up
atone
conciliate
pacify
redress
be reconciled
become reconciled
make amends
make peace
atone for
mend fences
settle differences
shake hands
be friends again
bury the hatchet
declare a truce
forgive and forget
make good
settle your differences
come to terms
kiss and make up
mend differences
reconcile differences
call it quits
set things right
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