REDRESSES Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

redresses 1 of 2

noun

plural of redress

as in damages

payment to another for a loss or injury the new skis were certainly an adequate redress for the lost snowboard

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redresses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of redress

as in avenges

to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for the belief that redressing a murder with another murder, even if carried out by the state, is not morally justified

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Recent Examples of redresses

Verb

There are so many reasons to be mad; the mostly baseless and endless attacks on higher education, the dismantling of life-saving research, ICE, the subverting of policy that redresses shameful social harms. — Wendy Nelson Espeland, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026

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Noun

The vehicle, which was still in motion, rolled into a nearby house and caused more than $5,000 in damages, the report said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
If Hurts doesn’t recover from his blood clots, potential damages could be massive.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of damages

Verb

Patrick Henry’s win against the Western League foe Dons avenges a 13-3 second-round playoff loss to Cathedral Catholic in the double-elimination playoffs.

— John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Competing alongside two Americans, Roper (John Saxon) and Williams (Jim Kelly), Lee methodically dispatches Han’s henchmen and avenges his sister’s death in the process.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 20 May 2026

Definition of avenges

Noun

From the unfulfilled promise of 40 acres and a mule, to modern day reparations proposals — initiatives to address the legacy of slavery are entering a new era of political uncertainty.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
In 2018, Shkreli was convicted of securities fraud and conspiracy, and the Department of Justice sold the record to help pay his reparations.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of reparations

Noun

Over time, those compensations accumulate into structural inefficiency that is difficult to unwind and even harder to justify correcting.

— Kristofer Mussar, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
This can help address strength imbalances and movement compensations that, over time, can lead to injury.

— Jenessa Connor, Health, 10 June 2026

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