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Definitions

uncomplimentary











ADJECTIVE
unflattering
Synonyms
Antonyms


Example Sentences

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Yet seeing these two men side by side in Jonathan Jordan’s “Ike and Winston” makes the uncomplimentary comparison less clear-cut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

A group of Muslims had filed a petition to the authorities accusing Bala of posting uncomplimentary messages about Islam on social media.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2022

The recent protests have included uncomplimentary references to la junta — the local name for the oversight board.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2019

She published an unreliable biography of him and delayed publication of his autobiography, Ecce Homo, until she had deleted uncomplimentary references to herself.

From The Guardian • Oct. 6, 2018

“Why can’t you marry me?” she demanded, ready to clout him again if he gave an uncomplimentary reply.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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