complimentary
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛntəri/
- Everybody smile for your complimentary photograph.
- complimentary comments
- more complimentary
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- It was it was fairly complimentary of of Churchill throughout, right.
- You had some, you talked about healthcare though you, you know, when we first started talking you, you were not complimentary of healthcare.
- You know, what's different or cool and or complimentary about this new person that I'm getting to know a little bit.
- He's been so kind and complimentary, you know, publicly about our work with him, which I'm super grateful.
- You've been complimentary of Elon and Tesla's work on Optimus robot with this, their humanoid robot.
- No one has been harder on Donald Trump or, you know, tweeted at me a million times, never complimentary, but I do.
- And the more I allowed those complimentary emotions, the more powerful I felt.
- I think you come in and you're complimentary to them and you say, you know, I would love to work with you.
Examples
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Does he say complimentary things to you?
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I can get you complimentary tickets, if you want.
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Now let me let me say something complimentary about the the people within public school system.
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Everyone I know, and all the press I have seen, have been complimentary until this.
Blog text (28) -
The international community is also highly complimentary of the progress Rwanda has made on this issue.
Academic text (2006) -
I could not be partnered with someone who is more complimentary to who I am than Anthony.
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He's been so kind and complimentary, you know, publicly about our work with him, which I'm super grateful.
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She was very complimentary in her readings about Roy, just not necessarily as a writer.
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You're always so complimentary.
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He gave me a complimentary remark about my presentation, which made me feel very appreciated.
Synonyms
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4.0
Showing strong praise and approval
3
8.1
Showing praise for a person or thing
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9.9
Showing praise or approval
1
7.5
Showing praise for someone or something
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2.1
Showing approval and admiration for someone or their work
1
8.9
Being full of praise for someone, often in a formal way
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9.9
Expressing strong praise, often in formal language
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8.8
Showing praise or approval
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6.6
Showing approval by saying good things about someone or their work
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9.9
Giving very strong praise in a formal speech or writing
Showing approval or praise for something
Antonyms
How Complimentary
Surface Forms
Morphology
complimentary = compliment (transparent) = compliment + ary
Formed from the noun 'compliment' with the productive adjectival suffix '-ary', so learners who know 'compliment' can infer 'expressing praise'.
Etymology
The word complimentary comes from compliment, a polite word that shows respect or praise. So, complimentary means 'expressing praise' or giving praise to someone.