Synonyms of compensating (for)

compensating (for)

verb

present participle of compensate (for)

as in offsetting

to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective

a mafioso thinking that he can compensate for the evil he's done by giving to charity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offsetting
• correcting
• cancelling (out)
• making up (for)
• canceling (out)
• neutralizing
• outweighing
• counteracting
• counterbalancing
• relieving
• counterpoising
• atoning (for)
• annulling
• remedying
• invalidating
• negativing
• nullifying
• redeeming
• negating
• neutering
• overruling
• redressing
• outbalancing
• overriding