Synonyms of uncomplimentary

uncomplimentary

adjective

ˌən-ˌkäm-plə-ˈmen-tə-rē 

as in insulting

intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value

an uncomplimentary description of the town in which the writer grew up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insulting
• slighting
• derogatory
• malicious
• disparaging
• demeaning
• deprecatory
• pejorative
• depreciatory
• contemptuous
• degrading
• scornful
• disdainful
• critical
• abusive
• venomous
• derogative
• denigratory
• derisory
• depreciative
• hateful
• libelous
• detractive
• belittling
• nasty
• slanderous
• decrying
• denigrative
• cruel
• defamatory
• scurrilous
• spiteful
• unkind
• calumnious
• opprobrious
• virulent
• malignant
• denunciatory
• malevolent
• malign
• bitter
• caustic
• catty
• scathing
• jealous
• despiteful
• acrimonious
• envious
• mean
• maligning
• slandering
• vilifying
• resentful
• rancorous
• jaundiced
• acrid
• aspersing
• denunciative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laudatory
• complimentary
• commendatory
• positive
• friendly
• adulatory
• admiring
• respectful
• approving
• appreciative
• laudative
• sympathetic
• kind
• warm
• kindly
• applauding
• kindhearted
• warmhearted
• unmalicious

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of uncomplimentary

Neither party admitted to liability and each agreed to refrain from making disparaging, negative or uncomplimentary statements about the other, the document said. — Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2022

Though the pollen gunk will pass, he's concerned by a contingent of Twitter trolls who've shared uncomplimentary reviews of his recent North American tour. — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 21 Jan. 2022

Reviews from Rolling Stone and The New York Times were similarly uncomplimentary, and were soon pulled from publication following Lennon's murder. — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2020

The nation’s capital is replete with lawyers, and thus lawyer jokes (most of them uncomplimentary). — George Weigel, National Review, 2 Dec. 2019

An uncomplimentary set of players under two head coaches with no plan, Spurs stumbled their way to sixth place somehow, despite their best efforts to finish in the bottom half. — SI.com, 21 Oct. 2019

In this case, the noun brickbat, meaning a hard object like a brick that’s used as a missile or an uncomplimentary remark, gave us the verb brickbat, meaning to launch one of these physical or verbal weapons. — June Casagrande, Burbank Leader, 10 Oct. 2019

The recent protests have included uncomplimentary references to la junta — the local name for the oversight board. — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2019