Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the proximity of objects around them.
Source: tatoeba (1965)
Compensatory
//kɒmpɛnˈseɪtəɹi//
Synonyms for "compensatory" (63 found)
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10 translations across 8 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- compensatori adj (serving as compensation)
French
1 entries- compensatoire adj (serving as compensation)
Italian
1 entries- compensativo adj (serving as compensation)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- kompensatorisk adj (serving as compensation)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- kompensatorisk adj (serving as compensation)
Portuguese
1 entries- compensatório adj (serving as compensation)
Slovak
3 entries- kompenzačný adj (serving as compensation)
- náhradný (voľno, dovolenka) adj (serving as compensation)
- vyrovnávací adj (serving as compensation)
Spanish
1 entries- compensatorio adj (serving as compensation)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
There’s been no claim for punitive damages, only compensatory.
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Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense how close objects are around them.
Source: tatoeba (4704175)
She decided to take her compensatory time off in small increments to maintain her work-life balance.
Source: tatoeba (12604616)
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