making up for
- compensatingCounterbalancing a lack
- redeemingCompensating for faults
- atoningMaking up for wrongs
- repairingRestoring broken items
- reconcilingResolving a dispute
amends · apology · forgiveness · restitution · balance · repaying · restoring · fixing · healing · mending · reparation · penance · guilt · regret · second chance · redemption · offsetting · correcting
compensation vs. aggravation
making up forcompounding
Elements merging progressively
worsening · aggravating · exacerbating · making worse · adding insult to injury
restitution vs. negligence
making up forneglecting
Failing to attend to
ignoring · disregarding · shirking · perpetuating · brushing off