Synonyms for indemnity
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Compensation — repayment; compensation for loss or injury
compensation, restitution, damages, recompense, remuneration, redress, reimbursement, amends, reparation, satisfaction, requital, recompensation, repayment, expiation, atonement
2. Indemnification — an obligation or duty upon an individual to incur the losses of another
Definitions
- n. 1
Security from damage, loss, or penalty.
Near-synonyms: insurance, assurance
- n. 2
An obligation or duty upon an individual to incur the losses of another.
Near-synonyms: liability, responsibility
- n. 3
Repayment; compensation for loss or injury.
Near-synonyms: reparations, recompense, recompensation; see also Thesaurus:compensation
Related words
- Word family
- indemnify
Forms
- Plural
- indemnities → compensations, restitutions, recompenses, remunerations…
Choose the right word
An indemnity is in the nature of things limited and temporary, while a tribute might be exacted indefinitely.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- compensation Felix's lawyer got him full and fair compensation.
- damages He isn't responsible for any damages to the house.
- restitution Tom has been ordered to pay restitution.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| indemnity | falling | |
| compensation | falling | |
| damages | falling | |
| restitution | rising | |
| recompense | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- amends2
- 7 letters
- damages3, redress2
- 8 letters
- security4, requital
- 9 letters
- insurance3, liability5, assurance3, repayment3, atonement3, expiation
- 10 letters
- recompense3, reparation4
- 11 letters
- restitution4
- 12 letters
- compensation4, satisfaction4, remuneration5
- 13 letters
- reimbursement4
- 14 letters
- responsibility6, recompensation
- 15 letters
- indemnification6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amends2 = 2 syllables).