Synonyms for remunerate
- verb
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To compensate; to pay.
The workers were generously remunerated for their time.
Forms
- Past participle
- remunerated
e.g. remunerated → compensated, recompensed, payed, rewarded…
Example sentences
- reward The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
- satisfy The earth can satisfy our needs but not our greed.
- compensate Expensive meals can't compensate for lack of sleep.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| remunerate | steady | |
| reward | rising | |
| satisfy | steady | |
| compensate | steady | |
| recompense | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- pay1
- 5 letters
- repay2
- 6 letters
- reward2
- 7 letters
- satisfy3, requite
- 9 letters
- reimburse3, indemnify4
- 10 letters
- compensate3, recompense3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (repay2 = 2 syllables).