compensate for

VERB

cancel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abort annul repeal rescind revoke rule out

STRONG

abrogate counteract counterbalance countercheck countermand counterpoise discard discharge frustrate ignore invalidate negate neutralize nullify offset overthrow recall recant redeem redress refute repudiate retract suppress vacate void

WEAK

balance out call off declare invalid make up for put an end to render inert render null and void set aside

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve keep validate

STRONG

aid allow assist emphasize encourage help permit ratify sanction support

WEAK

arrange establish imbalance tip uphold

VERB

countervail

Synonyms

STRONG

balance counteract counterbalance counterpoise invalidate neutralize nullify undo

WEAK

make up for

Antonyms

STRONG

approve permit validate

VERB

neutralize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

counterbalance negate nullify offset overcome redress subdue

STRONG

abrogate annul balance cancel conquer countercheck counterpoise countervail defeat frustrate invalidate negative override overrule undo

Antonyms

STRONG

aid approve encourage establish give up help lose permit support surrender validate

VERB

repair

Synonyms

STRONGEST

correct heal improve mend overhaul patch rebuild recover rectify refurbish remedy renovate retrieve revamp revive

STRONG

darn debug doctor emend recondition redress reform refresh rejuvenate remediate renew retread right settle sew square

WEAK

do up fiddle with give a face-lift make good make up for patch up put back together put in order put right touch up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break damage decline destroy harm hurt injure ruin weaken worsen

STRONG

kill upset

WEAK

maintain remain spoil stay wreck

VERB

right

Synonyms

STRONG

adjust amend balance debug doctor emend launder mend overhaul patch recompense recondition reconstruct rectify redress repair restore reward scrub settle square straighten vindicate

WEAK

clean up dial back do justice fiddle with fix up go straight make up for pick up put in place put right recalibrate set straight set upright shape up sort out straighten out turn around

Antonyms

STRONG

break confuse damage destroy harm hurt injure move punish ruin upset worsen

WEAK

wrong

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Carb-maxxing to compensate for the lack of carbohydrates in our diets?

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Almario and Durazo both support the Essential Services Restoration Act, a half-cent sales tax on June’s ballot to help compensate for federal healthcare cuts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

"Everything points to a world that feels less secure and is spending on its military to compensate for the global landscape," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

But it’s not a wash because the interest rate doesn’t compensate for the cost of funds or the risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

One’s magnetic and directional subsenses are all wrong on other planets; when the intellect won’t or can’t compensate for that wrongness, the result is a profound bewilderment, a feeling that everything, literally, has come loose.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

compensate for

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