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. Thierry Braillard:

   With this technology which has been approved by the UCI and by the Tour de France (organizers), those who will want to cheat will be taking very very big risks, it's a complement to what the UCI has been doing.

2. Chuck Rosenberg:

   Approximately 120 people die each day in the United States of a drug overdose, we will continue to target the criminal gangs that supply heroin, and we will work to educate folks about the dangers and to reduce demand. In this way, we hope to complement the crucial efforts of the CDC and our nation's public health agencies.

3. Franck Don:

   We will remain vigilant about the social impact and await a clearer and more detailed picture of the plan's implications for plants, volume, and how much work will be given to the foundries, but the project in the form it's been presented makes sense because the two groups complement each other, are in good financial health, and thanks to the new format will attain a critical size which is vital in the auto business today.

4. 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.

5. Alexis karpouzos:

   Void and existence coexist and complement each other endlessly in the Cosmos, and beyond this duality is Consciousness of unity.