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The synonyms of “Complement” are: accompaniment, full complement, companion, addition, supplement, accessory, adjunct, trimming, finishing touch, final touch, amount, total, aggregate, contingent, company, accompany, go with, round off, set off, suit, harmonize with, be the perfect companion to, be the perfect addition to, add the finishing touch to, add the final touch to, add to, augment, enhance, complete
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “complement” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| accessory | Someone who helps another person commit a crime. She was charged as an accessory to murder. |
| accompaniment | An event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another. Sonatas for piano with violin accompaniment. |
| addition | A suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area. He was a new addition to the staff. |
| adjunct | A construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence. A talented adjunct desperately grabbing at officer status. |
| aggregate | Material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster. The council was an aggregate of three regional assemblies. |
| amount | How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify. An adequate amount of food for four people. |
| companion | A book that provides information about a particular subject. The small hot and compact companion of Sirius was discovered in 1915. |
| company | A social gathering of guests or companions. The company of cooks walked into the kitchen. |
| contingent | A group of people sharing a common feature, forming part of a larger group. A contingent of Japanese businessmen attending a conference. |
| final touch | The final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament. |
| finishing touch | A decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance. |
| full complement | The time when the Moon is fully illuminated. |
| supplement | A supplementary component that improves capability. Our special supplement is packed with ideas for healthy hair. |
| total | The whole number or amount of something. In total 200 people were interviewed. |
| trimming | Cutting down to the desired size or shape. The trimming on a hat. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “complement” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| accompany | Go or travel along with. The two sisters were to accompany us to London. |
| add the final touch to | Make an addition by combining numbers. |
| add the finishing touch to | Determine the sum of. |
| add to | Make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of. |
| augment | Make (something) greater by adding to it; increase. The pressure augmented. |
| be the perfect addition to | To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive form. |
| be the perfect companion to | To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive form. |
| complete | Complete a pass. Complete your collection of Britain s brightest gardening magazine. |
| enhance | Make better or more attractive. His refusal does nothing to enhance his reputation. |
| go with | Begin or set in motion. |
| harmonize with | Go together. |
| round off | Express as a round number. |
| set off | Decide upon or fix definitely. |
| suit | Put on clothes, especially for a particular activity. What time would suit you. |
| supplement | Serve as a supplement to. Supplement your diet. |
| accompaniment | Something that supplements or complements something else. She sang to a guitar accompaniment. |
| add | Put in an additional element ingredient etc. The suite will add a touch of class to your bedroom. |
| adversely | In a way that prevents success or development; harmfully or unfavourably. His self confidence was adversely affected for years to come. |
| antithesis | A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else. The antithesis between occult and rational mentalities. |
| antithetic | Sharply contrasted in character or purpose. Hope is antithetic to despair. |
| antithetical | Connected with, containing, or using the rhetorical device of antithesis. Practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs. |
| compare | Be comparable. He compared the religions to different paths towards the peak of the same mountain. |
| competitor | An organization or country engaged in commercial or economic competition with others. Two competitors were banned for taking drugs. |
| compulsion | Using force to cause something to occur. He felt a compulsion to babble on about what had happened. |
| counterpart | One of two copies of a legal document. The minister held talks with his French counterpart. |
| device | Something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect. The decorative device on the invitations. |
| equivalent | A person or thing that is equal to or corresponds with another in value, amount, function, meaning, etc. Send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps. |
| establish | Institute enact or establish. The trompe l oeil illusion establishes depth. |
| fixation | (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body. Our fixation with diet and fitness. |
| fixing | The action of fastening something in place. The roof needs fixing. |
| mend | The act of putting something in working order again. The mend was barely visible. |
| oppose | Compete with (someone. A majority of the electorate opposed EC membership. |
| parallel | Mathematics one of a set of parallel geometric figures parallel lines or planes. Parallels never meet. |
| pizzicato | The technique of playing pizzicato. An inspired pizzicato movement by the Philharmonic strings. |
| playing | The act of playing a musical instrument. |
| proportionate | Being in due proportion. Proportionate representation of a minority group. |
| regenerate | Bring new and more vigorous life to (an area, industry, institution, etc.); revive, especially in economic terms. He believed that it was possible to regenerate people. |
| rehabilitation | The restoration of someone to a useful place in society. A posthumous rehabilitation of the activist. |
| renewal | An instance of resuming something after an interruption. A renewal of hostilities. |
| replacement | Someone who takes the place of another person. The replacement of religion by poetry. |
| replenishment | Restoration of a stock or supply to a former level or condition. A target for replenishment of depleted fish stocks. |
| rival | Be the rival of be in competition with. She has no rivals as a female rock singer. |
| specifier | Someone who draws up specifications giving details (as for obtaining a patent. |
| supplement | Add as a supplement to what seems insufficient. The handout is a supplement to the official manual. |
| unlike | Dissimilar or different from each other. They seemed utterly unlike despite being twins. |
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