compensatory
Balancing a loss
Compensatory describes something that makes up for a loss, deficiency, or injury.
Compensatory damages are awarded to reimburse actual losses.
Compensatory time is time off given instead of overtime pay.
A compensatory mechanism in biology offsets dysfunction elsewhere in the body.
The word implies restoration of balance rather than punishment or reward.
Compensation for wrongdoing
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- rectificationAct of setting straight
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
apology · conciliation · vindication · expiation · satisfaction · penance · quittance · acknowledgment
Restoring what was lost
- indemnificationCompensation for loss suffered
- reimbursementPayment for incurred expenses
- repaymentGiving back what's owed
- remunerationPayment for work done
settlement · award · payout · reparation · punitive · monetary · financial · liability
State of balance
- counterbalanceOffsetting force or weight
- offsettingCounteracting with equivalence
- counteractNullify by opposing force
- neutralizeCancel an effect
homeostasis · stabilization · equipoise · counterweight · counterpoise · symmetry · leveling · equalization
Promoting healing or wellness
- restorativePromoting return to health
- rehabilitativePromoting return to health
- recuperativePromoting recovery from illness
- correctiveDesigned to remedy flaws
remedial · healing · recovery · regenerative · reconstructive · convalescent · palliative · supportive
Alteration to improve fit
- modificationAct of altering something
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- copingManaging under strain
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
substitute · alternative · makeshift · stopgap · fallback · contingency · backup · provisional
Impartial and unbiased
- justFair and impartial
- proportionalScaled to match another
- commensurateEqual in measure
- appropriateSuited to circumstance
reasonable · adequate · sufficient · fitting · deserved · merited · earned · justified
amends
Compensation for wrongdoing
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- rectificationAct of setting straight
atonement · apology · conciliation · vindication · expiation · satisfaction · penance · quittance · acknowledgment · accountability
restitution
Restoring what was lost
- indemnificationCompensation for loss suffered
- reimbursementPayment for incurred expenses
- repaymentGiving back what's owed
remuneration · settlement · award · payout · reparation · punitive · monetary · financial · liability · claimant
equilibrium
State of balance
- counterbalanceOffsetting force or weight
- offsettingCounteracting with equivalence
- counteractNullify by opposing force
neutralize · homeostasis · stabilization · equipoise · counterweight · counterpoise · symmetry · leveling · equalization · proportionality
therapeutic
Promoting healing or wellness
- restorativePromoting return to health
- rehabilitativePromoting return to health
- recuperativePromoting recovery from illness
corrective · remedial · healing · recovery · regenerative · reconstructive · convalescent · palliative · supportive · assistive
adjustment
Alteration to improve fit
- modificationAct of altering something
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- copingManaging under strain
workaround · substitute · alternative · makeshift · stopgap · fallback · contingency · backup · provisional · interim
fair
Impartial and unbiased
- justFair and impartial
- proportionalScaled to match another
- commensurateEqual in measure
appropriate · reasonable · adequate · sufficient · fitting · deserved · merited · earned · justified · warranted
- damagespunitive, punitive damages, nominal, actual, lost revenue
- tort damagespunitive damages, pain and suffering, lost wages, medical expenses, economic loss
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
- medical descriptorsacute, chronic, mild, moderate, severe
- verdictsguilty verdict, guilty, not guilty, acquitted, innocent
compensatorypunitive
Inflicting or intending penalty
punitory · retributive · penal · vindictive · penalizing
compensatoryaggravating
Causing irritation or worsening
exacerbating · compounding · worsening · unbalancing · destabilizing
compensatorygratuitous
Given without necessity
unearned · unmerited · excessive · superfluous · bonus
- compensatory timeTime off for overtime
compensate, compensation, recompense, compensating, compensated, compensates, recompensed, compensations, overcompensate