Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to compliment
Participle: complimented
Gerund: complimenting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | compliment |
| you | compliment |
| he;she;it | compliments |
| we | compliment |
| you | compliment |
| they | compliment |
Perfect
| I | have complimented |
| you | have complimented |
| he;she;it | has complimented |
| we | have complimented |
| you | have complimented |
| they | have complimented |
Past
| I | complimented |
| you | complimented |
| he;she;it | complimented |
| we | complimented |
| you | complimented |
| they | complimented |
Pluperfect
| I | had complimented |
| you | had complimented |
| he;she;it | had complimented |
| we | had complimented |
| you | had complimented |
| they | had complimented |
Future
| I | will compliment |
| you | will compliment |
| he;she;it | will compliment |
| we | will compliment |
| you | will compliment |
| they | will compliment |
Future Perfect
| I | will have complimented |
| you | will have complimented |
| he;she;it | will have complimented |
| we | will have complimented |
| you | will have complimented |
| they | will have complimented |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | compliment |
| you | compliment |
| he;she;it | compliment |
| we | compliment |
| you | compliment |
| they | compliment |
Perfect
| I | have complimented |
| you | have complimented |
| he;she;it | have complimented |
| we | have complimented |
| you | have complimented |
| they | have complimented |
Imperfect
| I | complimented |
| you | complimented |
| he;she;it | complimented |
| we | complimented |
| you | complimented |
| they | complimented |
Pluperfect
| I | had complimented |
| you | had complimented |
| he;she;it | had complimented |
| we | had complimented |
| you | had complimented |
| they | had complimented |
Conditional
Present
| I | would compliment |
| you | would compliment |
| he;she;it | would compliment |
| we | would compliment |
| you | would compliment |
| they | would compliment |
Perfect
| I | would have complimented |
| you | would have complimented |
| he;she;it | would have complimented |
| we | would have complimented |
| you | would have complimented |
| they | would have complimented |
Imperative
| you | compliment |
| we | Let's compliment |
| you | compliment |
Verbs conjugated like 'compliment'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'compliment'
complement,
comment,
compartment,
compleat,
complect,
comprint,
condiment,
cosediment,
implement,
recomplement,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- appreciate
- laud, praise, charm, applaud, flatter, eulogize, extol, cajole
- congratulate
- honor, celebrate, favor, flatter, felicitate
Antonyms
- to hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult
- commend, flatter, laud, praise, revere, talk up, offend
- to convey one's disapproval of
- congratulate, laud, criticize
- appreciate
- disparage, scorn, undervalue, ignore
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1578, via Fr., from It.
complimento "expression of respect and civility," from V.L.
*complire, for L.
complere "to complete," via notion of "complete the obligations of politeness." Same word as
complement but by a different etymological route; differentiated by spelling after 1650.
Complimentary (1716) was originally
complementary "ceremonious" (1628), and properly belongs to
complement.
2. Borrowed from French complimenter, from compliment + -er (verb-forming suffix). See: French '
complimenter'.
Sample Sentences
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[…] She transferr'd the curs'd Advice, / That Monarchs ſhould their inward Soul diſguise, / Diſſemble, and command; be falſe, and wiſe; / By ignominous Arts for ſervile Ends / Should compliment their Foes, and ſhun their Friends. [1718, Mat[thew] Prior, “Solomon on the Vanity of the World. A Poem in Three Books.”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], and John Barber […], →OCLC, book II (Pleasure), page 457:]