Antonyms for complement
ˈkɒm plə mənt; -ˌmɛntcom·ple·ment

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1. complement

   Antonyms:
   deficiency, deficit, insufficiency, abatement, detraction, defalcation, diminution, drawback

   Synonyms:
   completion, fulfilment, totality, supply, counterpart, correlative

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1. complementnoun

   a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction

   Synonyms:
   full complement, accompaniment

2. complementnoun

   a complete number or quantity

   "a full complement"

   Synonyms:
   full complement, accompaniment

3. complement, full complementnoun

   number needed to make up a whole force

   "a full complement of workers"

   Synonyms:
   full complement, accompaniment

4. complement, accompanimentnoun

   something added to complete or embellish or make perfect

   "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish"

   Synonyms:
   co-occurrence, full complement, accompaniment, support, attendant, backup, musical accompaniment, escort, concomitant

5. complementnoun

   one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response

   Synonyms:
   full complement, accompaniment

6. complementverb

   either of two parts that mutually complete each other

   Synonyms:
   full complement, accompaniment

7. complementverb

   make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to

   "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup"

How to use complement in a sentence?

1. Mark Krikorian:

   It’s a complement to the other kinds of screening, but it can’t be a substitute, you can’t rely on it. There are limitations to interviewing as a means of smoking out bad guys.

2. Brett Pybus:

   Thinning bond market liquidity has helped drive institutional demand for ETFs, the trading of individual bonds is becoming harder, so we're increasingly seeing investors who focus on this space starting to look at ETFs as another tool to complement what they are doing.

3. Carlos Melville:

   We believe that alternative investments can complement a client's traditional equity and bond allocations by offering the potential for diversification, stability and positive expected returns over a complete market cycle.

4. Paula Chu:

   Taken together, these improvements could facilitate and complement a regimen toward better cardiovascular health.

5. Anders Tegnell:

   It is very dangerous to believe face masks would change the game when it comes to Covid-19, face masks can be a complement to other things when other things are safely in place. But to start with having face masks and then think you can crowd your buses or your shopping malls -- that's definitely a mistake.

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