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Antonyms for complimentary
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : kom-pluh-men-tuh-ree, -tree |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒm pləˈmɛn tə ri, -tri |
Definition of complimentary
Origin :- 1620s, "conveying a compliment," from compliment (n.) + -ary. In later use loosely meaning "free of charge."
- adj flattering
- adj free
- The letter was most courteous, most complimentary, most wooing.
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- I know I'm not scientific, but I honestly did mean to be complimentary.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- Suppose I've got somethin' on—on what complimentary folks like you would call my mind.
- Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Nor was it merely kind or complimentary they were; they were confidential.
- Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
- "You are not complimentary, at all events," he said quietly at length.
- Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
- "Not complimentary to humanity, certainly," said Harcourt, laughing.
- Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
- Military or complimentary titles are not used, nor are coats of arms.
- Extract from : « The Etiquette of To-day » by Edith B. Ordway
- Would you care to have a complimentary ticket and watch the games?
- Extract from : « The Adventures of Maya the Bee » by Waldemar Bonsels
- Characteristic; but complimentary that, to the ‘learned savans!’
- Extract from : « The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 » by Various
- She felt sure that the appellation of Dutchie was not complimentary.
- Extract from : « Patchwork » by Anna Balmer Myers
Synonyms for complimentary
- adulatory
- appreciative
- approbative
- approbatory
- approving
- as a perk
- celebrating
- chargeless
- commendatory
- comp
- congratulatory
- costless
- courtesy
- courtly
- donated
- encomiastic
- encomiastical
- eulogistic
- fair-spoken
- fawning
- free lunch
- free of charge
- gratis
- gratuitous
- highly favorable
- honeyed
- honorary
- honoring
- laudatory
- on the house
- panegyrical
- plauditory
- polite
- praiseful
- respectful
- sycophantic
- unctuous
- well-wishing
- with high praise
- with highest recommendation
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