complimentary

Questions about complimentary

What does complimentary mean?

complimentary means "conveying or resembling a compliment". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in complimentary?

complimentary has 5 syllables: com-pli-men-ta-ry. The stress falls on "men". In IPA it is /ˌkɑmpləˈmɛntɚi/.

What is another word for complimentary?

Close synonyms include costless, free, gratis, gratuitous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of complimentary?

The recorded antonyms are uncomplimentary.

Is complimentary a common word?

complimentary is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with complimentary?

7 words rhyme with complimentary. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.