/ Thesaurus / W Synonyms of wages Find synonyms for: Noun1. wages, reward, payoff, consequence, aftermathusage: a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"Noun1. wages, reward, payoff, consequence, aftermathusage: something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"Verb1. engage, wage, contend, fight, struggleusage: carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pundit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language