Recompense and Stiff

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Recompense verb - To give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received.

Usage example: the cash-strapped museum can recompense lecturers with only token honorariums

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Stiff is an antonym for recompense.

Nearby Words: recompensed, recompensing

Stiff verb - To deliberately ignore or treat rudely.

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Recompense is an antonym for stiff.

Nearby Words: stiffen, stiffness, stiffed, stiffly, stiffened

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