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uncomplimentary
adjective as in deprecative
adjective as in deprecatory
adjective as in depreciative
adjective as in depreciatory
adjective as in derogative
adjective as in detractive
adjective as in disadvantageous
adjective as in ironic
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adjective as in ironic/ironical
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- acrid
- alert
- arrogant
- backbiting
- biting
- bitter
- burlesque
- caustic
- chaffing
- clever
- contemptuous
- contradictory
- critical
- cutting
- cynical
- defiant
- derisive
- disparaging
- double-edged
- exaggerated
- implausible
- incisive
- incongruous
- jibing
- keen
- mocking
- mordant
- paradoxical
- pungent
- quick-witted
- ridiculous
- sardonic
- satiric
- satirical
- scathing
- scoffing
- sharp
- sneering
- spicy
- trenchant
- twisted
- witty
- wry
adjective as in pejorative
adjective as in unflattering
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Example Sentences
Joe thought the fellow was loafing, so he hit him a clout on the head, and made very uncomplimentary remarks.
All the schoolboys who were not Welsh delighted in teasing us by applying the uncomplimentary nickname.
I trust no one but ourselves heard you, was Veronicas uncomplimentary addition, delivered in a tone of shocked disapproval.
She was called a "Thing," an "Eggbox," and other uncomplimentary names, but all agreed that she could go in a breeze.
"Ferry me across, Old Crooked-legs," said he, and added other still more uncomplimentary remarks.
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On this page you'll find 233 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to uncomplimentary, such as: belittling, critical, deprecating, deprecatory, depreciative, and depreciatory.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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