All atonement synonyms
a·tone·ment
A a noun atonement
- reparation — the making of amends for wrong or injury done: reparation for an injustice.
- penance — a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin.
- redemption — an act of redeeming or atoning for a fault or mistake, or the state of being redeemed.
- indemnification — the act of indemnifying; state of being indemnified.
- satisfaction — an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.
- amends — recompense or compensation given or gained for some injury, insult, etc
- redress — the setting right of what is wrong: redress of abuses.
- recompense — to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc.
- payment — something that is paid; an amount paid; compensation; recompense.
- restitution — reparation made by giving an equivalent or compensation for loss, damage, or injury caused; indemnification.
- propitiation — the act of propitiating; conciliation: the propitiation of the wrathful gods.
- compensation — Compensation is money that someone who has experienced loss or suffering claims from the person or organization responsible, or from the state.
- penitence — the state of being penitent; regret for one's wrongdoing or sinning; contrition; repentance.
- apology — An apology is something that you say or write in order to tell someone that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them.
- punishment — the act of punishing.
adverb atonement
- meed — a reward or recompense.
- measure for measure — a comedy (1604) by Shakespeare.
- rectification — the act of rectifying, or the fact of being rectified.
- lex talionis — the principle or law of retaliation that a punishment inflicted should correspond in degree and kind to the offense of the wrongdoer, as an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; retributive justice.