Complimentary and Optional

Complimentary

Complimentary adjective - Not costing or charging anything.
Usage example: the airline will continue to give out complimentary soft drinks on all domestic flights

Optional and complimentary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Optional" instead an adjective "Complimentary".

Nearby Words: compliment, complimented

Optional

Optional adjective - Subject to one's freedom of choice.

Complimentary and optional are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Complimentary" instead an adjective "Optional".

Nearby Words: option, optionally
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