Meanings
comparative more complimentary · superlative most complimentary
- In the nature of a compliment.
a complimentary remark
1 more example
But yesterday evening late, when Lewis arrived from down town he found his supper spread, and some presents of books there, with very complimentary writings on the fly-leaves, and certain very complimentary letters, and more or less greenbacks of dignified denomination pinned to those letters and fly-leaves...
1877 August 25, Mark Twain, The Letters of Mark Twain, volume 3,2004, page 56Antonyms: uncomplimentary
- Free; provided at no charge.
complimentary drinks
1 more example
In the evenings, Ward and PJ offer guests a complimentary drink. This gesture seems to reinforce the hosts' desire to make everyone feel welcome.
2005, Vivien Lougheed, Belize Pocket Adventures, page 65Synonyms: free of charge, costless, chargeless, free, free of charge, gratis, gratuitous
- With respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional.
The complimentary closing is the word grouping used to bring the message or text to a close.
2003, Richard H. Beatty, The Perfect Cover Letter
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveIn the nature of a compliment.
adjectiveFree; provided at no charge.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveconveying or resembling a compliment
adjectivecosting nothing
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From compliment (noun) + -ary. Piecewise doublet of complementary.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans vleiende
- vleiendein the nature of a compliment
Arabic إِطْرَائِيّ
- إِطْرَائِيّ (ʔiṭrāʔiyy)in the nature of a compliment
Basque osagarriak
- osagarriakin the nature of a compliment
Bulgarian хвалебствен, ласкателен
- хвалебствен (hvalebstven)in the nature of a compliment
- ласкателен (laskatelen)in the nature of a compliment
- гратис (gratis)free; provided at no charge
- безплатен (bezplaten)free; provided at no charge
- поздравителен (pozdravitelen)with respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional
Chinese Mandarin 赞美的, 免费赠送的
- 赞美的in the nature of a compliment
- 免费赠送的free; provided at no charge
- 问候的with respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional
Dutch vleiend
- vleiendin the nature of a compliment
Esperanto komplimenta
- komplimentain the nature of a compliment
Finnish kohtelias, imarteleva
- kohteliasin the nature of a compliment
- imartelevain the nature of a compliment
- ilmainenfree; provided at no charge
- vapaa-free; provided at no charge
French flatteur, laudatif
- flatteurin the nature of a compliment
- laudatifin the nature of a compliment
- gratuitfree; provided at no charge
German schmeichelnd, bauchpinselnd
- schmeichelndin the nature of a compliment
- bauchpinselndin the nature of a compliment
- kostenlosfree; provided at no charge
- gratisfree; provided at no charge
Greek κολακευτικός
- κολακευτικός (kolakeftikós)in the nature of a compliment
Hungarian bókoló, dicsérő
- bókolóin the nature of a compliment
- dicsérőin the nature of a compliment
- elismerőin the nature of a compliment
- hízelgőin the nature of a compliment
- tisztelet-free; provided at no charge
- ajándékfree; provided at no charge
- ingyenesfree; provided at no charge
- zárówith respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional
- elköszönőwith respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional
- levélzáráswith respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional
- levélzáradékwith respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional
Korean 아첨하는
- 아첨하는 (acheomhaneun)in the nature of a compliment
Latin complēmentārius
- complēmentāriusin the nature of a compliment
Latvian glaimojošs
- glaimojošsin the nature of a compliment
Polish nieodpłatny, darmowy
- nieodpłatnyfree; provided at no charge
- darmowyfree; provided at no charge
Portuguese lisonjeiro
- lisonjeiroin the nature of a compliment
Romanian laudativ, măgulitor
- laudativin the nature of a compliment
- măgulitorin the nature of a compliment
- gratuitfree; provided at no charge
- de felicitarewith respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional
Russian ле́стный, беспла́тный
- ле́стный (léstnyj)in the nature of a compliment
- беспла́тный (besplátnyj)free; provided at no charge
Spanish lisonjero, de regalo
- lisonjeroin the nature of a compliment
- de regalofree; provided at no charge
- de obsequiofree; provided at no charge
Swedish komplimentär, komplimenterande
- komplimentärin the nature of a compliment
- komplimenterandein the nature of a compliment
- kostnadsfrifree; provided at no charge
Tagalog nakakabigay-puri
- nakakabigay-puriin the nature of a compliment
Turkish bedava, ücretsiz
- bedavafree; provided at no charge
- ücretsizfree; provided at no charge
- mültefitwith respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional
- iltifatkârwith respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional
Welsh canmoliaethus, clodforus
- canmoliaethusin the nature of a compliment
- clodforusin the nature of a compliment
- rhadlonfree; provided at no charge
- am ddimfree; provided at no charge
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with complimentary
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Cite this entry
complimentary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complimentary
“complimentary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complimentary. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “complimentary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complimentary.
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