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

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1. complement

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

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

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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"

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1. complementnoun

   Synonyms:
   full number, full quantity

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1. List of paraphrases for "complement":

   supplement, snap-in, supplementary, complete, add-in, complementing, complements, complementary, supplementing, plug-in, add-on, supplements, plugin, complemento, completing, adjunct, complemented, completes, addition, supplemented, add, complementarity, snapin, supplemental

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1. complement

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1. Mike Nipper:

   We're different people, I'm from Mars and she's from Venus but our differences will always complement each other.

2. Del Pino:

   It is a perfect complement of partners.

3. Mark Dunnachie:

   We are not saying we want to replace A320s, 737s, ATRs. We complement the larger narrow bodies.

4. José Ortega y Gasset:

   There may be as much nobility in being last as in being first, because the two positions are equally necessary in the world, the one to complement the other.

5. Secretary Alex Azar:

   The actions we have taken and continue to take complement the work of China and the World Health Organization to contain the outbreak within China.