Synonyms of compensation

1. compensation, recompense: usage: something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
2. compensation, defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence: usage: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors
3. recompense, compensation, correction, rectification: usage: the act of compensating for service or loss or injury