1 adj If you are complimentary about something, you express admiration for it. The staff have been very complimentary, and so have the customers..., We often get complimentary remarks regarding the cleanliness of our patio. 2 adj A complimentary seat, ticket, or book is given to you free.

How do you use complimentary in a sentence?

(1) His remarks were the reverse of complimentary. (2) The supermarket operates a complimentary shuttle service. (3) She made some highly complimentary remarks about their school. (4) I've got complimentary tickets for the theatre.

What does it mean if something is complementary?

: completing something else or making it better : serving as a complement. —used of two things when each adds something to the other or helps to make the other better. : going together well : working well together. See the full definition for complementary in the English Language Learners Dictionary. complementary.