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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make amends |
| Synonyms: | answer, atone, be punished, compensate, get just desserts, suffer, suffer consequences |
| Main Entry: | recoup |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | recover, make up for |
| Synonyms: | compensate, get back, get out from under, get well, make good, make redress for, make well, redeem, refund, regain, reimburse, remunerate, repay, repossess, requite, retrieve, satisfy, win back |
| Antonyms: | downslide, lose, worsen |
| Main Entry: | recover |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | find again |
| Synonyms: | balance, bring back, catch up, compensate, get back, make good, obtain again, offset, reacquire, recapture, reclaim, recoup, recruit, redeem, rediscover, regain, reoccupy, repair, replevin, replevy, repossess, rescue, restore, resume, retake, retrieve, salvage, take back, win back |
| Antonyms: | lose, mislay, miss |
| Main Entry: | redeem |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | atone for; compensate |
| Synonyms: | abide by, absolve, acquit, adhere to, balance, carry out, compensate, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, defray, discharge, fulfill, hold to, keep, keep the faith, make amends, make good, make up for, meet, offset, outweigh, perform, redress, rehabilitate, reinstate, restore, satisfy, save, set off |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore |
| Main Entry: | redress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | change, rectify |
| Synonyms: | adjust, amend, annul, balance, cancel, compensate, correct, counteract, countercheck, dial back, ease, even out, frustrate, make amends, make reparation, make restitution, make up for, mend, negate, negative, neutralize, pay for, pay one's dues, put right, recalibrate, recompense, reform, regulate, relieve, remedy, repair, restore, revise, square, turn around, turn over new leaf, turn things around, vindicate |
| Antonyms: | worsen |
| Main Entry: | refund |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | return money; rebate |
| Synonyms: | adjust, balance, compensate, give back, honor a claim, indemnify, make amends, make good, make repayment, make up for, pay back, recompense, recoup, redeem, redress, reimburse, relinquish, remit, remunerate, repay, restore, reward, settle |
| Notes: | a rebate is a partial repayment, whereas a refund is a repayment of the total purchase price |
| Main Entry: | reimburse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pay back something owed |
| Synonyms: | balance, compensate, indemnify, make reparations, make up for, offset, pay, recompense, recover, refund, remunerate, repay, requite, restore, return, square, square up |
| Antonyms: | take |
| Main Entry: | repay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give back money or possession |
| Synonyms: | accord, award, balance, compensate, indemnify, make amends, make restitution, make up for, offset, pay back, pay dues, rebate, recompense, refund, reimburse, remunerate, requite, restore, return, reward, settle up, square* |
| Antonyms: | deprive, extort, penalize, seize, steal, take |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | replace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take the place of; put in place of |
| Synonyms: | alter, back up, change, compensate, displace, fill in, follow, front for, give back, mend, oust, outplace, patch, pinch hit for, put back, reconstitute, recoup, recover, redeem, redress, reestablish, refund, regain, reimburse, reinstate, repay, restitute, restore, retrieve, ring, ring in, shift, sit in, stand in, stand in lieu of, step into shoes of, sub, substitute, succeed, supersede, supplant, supply, swap places, take out, take over, take over from |
| Antonyms: | leave alone |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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