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

Example Sentences

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Doncic needs his running mate to compensate for his questionable defensive skills, and Reaves has yet to do that.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

Messi's incredible ability with the ball at his feet has helped compensate for any lost athleticism over the years.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Even a multimillion-dollar payout pool cannot compensate for what they see as a fundamentally unfair adjudicative process.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

After meeting Xi in April, Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov said Russia could "compensate" for China's energy shortages as the war hits global supplies.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

This represents the kinds of things that must be done after the fact, in efforts to compensate for the incapacitating effects of certain diseases whose course one is unable to do very much about.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

compensate for

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