uncomplimentary

un·com·pli·men·ta·ry
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UK/ˌʌn(ˌ)kɒmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/US/ˌʌn(ˌ)kɑmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/

adjective

Not complimentary; negative or insulting.

Similar
unflatteringbelittlingdeprecatingdeprecativederogativederogatorydisparagingdyslogistic
Opposite
complimentary
OriginEnglish complimentary ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveuncomplimentary (comparative more uncomplimentary, superlative most uncomplimentary)

comparative more uncomplimentary · superlative most uncomplimentary

  1. Not complimentary; negative or insulting.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveshowing or representing unfavorably

Similar
unflattering

adjectivetending to (or intended to) detract or disparage

Similar
belittlingdeprecatingdeprecativederogativederogatorydisparagingdyslogisticdislogisticpejorativesupercilioussneeringsnide
Opposite
complimentary
Also see
belittlingdeprecatingdeprecativedeprecatorydepreciativedepreciatoryderogativederogatorydisparagingdyslogisticillaudatorypejorativeslightingsneeringsnidesuperciliousunflattering

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishcomplimentary
  9. Englishuncomplimentary

From un- + complimentary.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with uncomplimentary

entryelementaryparliamentarycomplimentarycomplementarygentrysentryneo-testamentaryvetero-testamentary
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Cite this entry
APA

uncomplimentary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncomplimentary

MLA

“uncomplimentary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncomplimentary. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncomplimentary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncomplimentary.

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