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Complementary

/ˌkɒmplɪ̈ˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/

A complementary colour.

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📖 Definitions of "Complementary"

noun

1
A complementary colour.
2
One skilled in compliments.
3
An angle which adds with another to equal 90 degrees.

adjective

1
Acting as a complement; making up a whole with something else.
2
Of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA.
3
Pertaining to pairs of properties in quantum mechanics that are inversely related to each other, such as speed and position, or energy and time. (See also Heisenberg uncertainty principle.)

🔄 Synonyms of "Complementary"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
reciprocalnoun	Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.
complemental	Of the nature of a complement; completing.
inessentialnoun	Not essential.
antonymous	Synonym of antonymic.
interchangeablenoun	Freely substitutable; that may be swapped at will.
unessential	Not essential.
completing	acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Complementary"

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Word	Definition
complemental	Of the nature of a complement; completing.
reciprocal	Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.
interchangeable	Freely substitutable; that may be swapped at will.
antonymous	Synonym of antonymic.
inessential	Not essential.
unessential	Not essential.
completing	acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
complementaritynoun	The state or characteristic of being complementary.
complementnoun	The totality, the full amount or number which completes something.
integrated	composed and coordinated to form a whole
interrelated	Having a mutual or reciprocal relation or parallelism; correlative.
interdependent	Mutually dependent; reliant on one another.
adjunct	Added to a faculty or staff in a secondary position.
supplemental	Acting to supplement.
supplementationnoun	The act of supplementing
mutually	In the same way, each to the other; reciprocally.
additional	Supplemental or added to something.
supplementarynoun	Additional; added to supply what is wanted.
supplementaritynoun	The condition of being a supplement.
additionalitynoun	(economics) Net positive difference that results from economic development intervention. The extent to which an activity (and associated outputs, outcomes and impacts) is larger in scale, at a higher quality, takes place quicker, takes place at a different location, or takes place at all as a result of intervention. Additionality measures the net result, taking account of deadweight, leakage, displacement, substitution and economic multipliers.