Meanings
amends1
- pluralplural of amend
- Compensation for an injury or loss; recompense; reparation.
Amends were made for the damage and no charges were filed.
2 more examples
No amends were forthcoming even after we'd proven they were in the wrong.
As to you, Mr. Carruthers, I think that you have done what you could to make amends for your share in an evil plot.
1903 December 26, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist”, in The Return of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., published February 1905, →OCLCSynonyms: indemnity, mends, redress, restitution, acquittal, assyth, bote, compensation
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of amend
Amends2
- pluralplural of Amend
Synonyms & antonyms
nounCompensation for an injury or loss; recompense; reparation.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
nounsomething done or paid in expiation of a wrong
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchamendes
- Englishamends
From French amendes, plural of amende. Compare with amende.
More words from French
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Bulgarian компенсация
- компенсация (kompensacija)compensation for a loss or injury
Czech odškodnění, odškodné
- odškodněnícompensation for a loss or injury
- odškodnécompensation for a loss or injury
- náhrada (škody)compensation for a loss or injury
Finnish hyvitys, korvaus
- hyvityscompensation for a loss or injury
- korvauscompensation for a loss or injury
German Wiedergutmachung, Schadensersatz
- Wiedergutmachungcompensation for a loss or injury
- Schadensersatzcompensation for a loss or injury
- Schadensausgleichcompensation for a loss or injury
- Entschädigungcompensation for a loss or injury
Hungarian kártalanítás, kárpótlás
- kártalanításcompensation for a loss or injury
- kárpótláscompensation for a loss or injury
- kártérítéscompensation for a loss or injury
- jóvátételcompensation for a loss or injury
Icelandic sárabætur, miskabætur
- sárabæturcompensation for a loss or injury
- miskabæturcompensation for a loss or injury
Polish rekompensata, odszkodowanie
- rekompensatacompensation for a loss or injury
- odszkodowaniecompensation for a loss or injury
- zadośćuczynieniecompensation for a loss or injury
Portuguese compensação, reparos
- compensaçãocompensation for a loss or injury
- reparoscompensation for a loss or injury
Russian компенса́ция
- компенса́ция (kompensácija)compensation for a loss or injury
Spanish compensación, reparación
- compensacióncompensation for a loss or injury
- reparacióncompensation for a loss or injury
- desagraviocompensation for a loss or injury
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
amends. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amends
“amends.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amends. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amends,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amends.
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