Amend
Amend verb - To make better.
Compensate and amend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Compensate" instead a verb "Amend".
Compensate
Compensate verb - To provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury.
Amend and compensate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Amend" instead a verb "Compensate".
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| love | amend love | compensate love |
| relationship | amend relationship | compensate relationship |
| contract | amend contract | compensate contract |
| damage | amend damage | compensate damage |
| Other words: behavior. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- In one case, the Gravedigger made an error when they took two brothers when they intended to take one, and forgot to amend the air supply to compensate, causing the boys to die well before the deadline.
Source: Exact Time to Failure
Cite this Source
Compensate and Amend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/amend/compensate
Amend & Compensate. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/amend/compensate>.
Compensate or Amend. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/amend/compensate.
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