Redress
n.thoughtful, hopefulformal
What it means
A remedy or compensation for a wrong, loss, or grievance.
Reach for it when naming concrete correction available to someone harmed
The ombudsman recommended financial redress and a public correction.
Choose between these
6- warm
the wrongdoer tries to repair a relationship
not when Amends are personal, not always enforceable.
- professional
compensation
payment offsets loss
not when Money alone may not provide full redress.
- professional
an action corrects a recognized problem
not when Remedy may address no injustice.
- formal
recourse
a path to seek correction exists
not when Recourse is an option, not the result.
- formal
reparation
material repair follows serious harm
not when Reparation carries historical and legal weight.
- literary
fair accountability is the wider goal
not when Justice extends beyond a specific remedy.
Said against
3- injustice
- impunity
- neglect
It naturally appears in
3- seek redress
Tenants seek redress through the housing tribunal.
- adequate redress
An apology alone was not adequate redress.
- legal redress
Legal redress remained available after mediation failed.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English noun sense: remedy or compensation for a wrong opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.