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Unscathed vs Recompense - What's the difference?

unscathed | recompense |

As an adjective unscathed

is not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched.

As a noun recompense is

an equivalent returned for anything given, done, or suffered; compensation; reward; amends; requital.

As a verb recompense is

to reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.

unscathed

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched.
    • He was quite relieved to finish the conversation unscathed .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 29 , author=Keith Jackson , title=SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0 , work=Daily Record citation , page= , passage=This was not the cagey, cautious approach which had been widely anticipated. Rather, it was a signal that McCoist had reached a fairly significant conclusion – that his only hope of getting through this storm unscathed was to get his fragile team back on the front foot.}}

    Antonyms

    * scathed

    Anagrams

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    recompense

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An equivalent returned for anything given, done, or suffered; compensation; reward; amends; requital.
  • That which compensates for an injury.
    • He offered money as recompense''' for the damage, but what the injured party wanted as '''recompense was an apology.

    Synonyms

    * * (l) * restitution

    Verb

    (recompens)
  • To reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.
  • * 1596 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , IV.ii:
    • She in regard thereof him recompenst / With golden words, and goodly countenance, / And such fond fauours sparingly dispenst
  • * Shakespeare
    • He cannot recompense me better.
  • To give compensation for an injury.
    • The judge ordered the defendant to recompense the plaintiff by paying $100.
  • To give (something) in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved.
  • * Bible, Rom. xii. 17
    • Recompense to no man evil for evil.