REQUITES Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

requites

verb

present tense third-person singular of requite

as in compensates

to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury the company requited the employee who had fallen on the ice while leaving work by promptly paying all his medical bills, hoping that would stave off a lawsuit

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as in avenges

to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for the future writer would later requite the abuse he suffered at the hands of his classmates by creating scathing portraits of them in his novels

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as in repays

to make a return for I fear my love for her will never be requited

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owes

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The more useful question is what the current price assumes, what could change those assumptions, and whether the likely return compensates investors for the risks.

— Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
However, research findings are mixed, and not everyone compensates by eating more.

— Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 26 June 2026

Definition of compensates

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

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Once the buildings are complete, the homebuilder repays the loan with interest, and the state can recycle the funds to support more housing projects without additional public investment.

— Anthony Tordillos, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
The bond also has a maturity date, which is when the issuer repays the principal.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026

Definition of repays

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Other cities are fighting lawsuits from developers who say their Live Local projects were rejected in violation of the law’s provisions, which require local authorities to grant approval if a proposal satisfies certain conditions.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
That agreement should spell out the settlement amount, the payment deadline and provide explicit confirmation that the payment satisfies the debt in full.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 29 June 2026

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