Need another word that means the same as “complementary”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “complementary” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Complementary” are: complemental, completing, harmonious, supportive, supporting, reciprocal, interdependent, interrelated, compatible, corresponding, matching, twin, complementary color
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “complementary” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| complementary color | Either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “complementary” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| compatible | (of a computer, piece of software, etc.) able to be used with a specified piece of equipment or software without special adaptation or modification. The careers structure here is not compatible with having a family. |
| complemental | Acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole. |
| completing | Having every necessary or normal part or component or step. |
| corresponding | Accompanying. A number of corresponding diagonal points. |
| harmonious | Musically pleasing. The decor is a harmonious blend of traditional and modern. |
| interdependent | Mutually dependent. We in Europe are all increasingly interdependent. |
| interrelated | Reciprocally connected. |
| matching | Being two identical. The college will provide matching funds to complete the project. |
| reciprocal | (of a pronoun or verb) expressing mutual action or relationship. The treaty is a bilateral commitment with reciprocal rights and duties. |
| supporting | Bearing all or part of the weight of something. Supporting structures for the elevated roads will be brought to site by huge trailers. |
| supportive | Furnishing support or assistance. The staff are extremely supportive of each other. |
| twin | Of a crystal twinned. She gave birth to twin boys. |
| additive | Relating to the reproduction of colours by the superimposition of primary colours. The video monitor uses the additive colours red green and blue. |
| 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. |
| adjutant | Large Indian stork with a military gait. He eventually became adjutant to the commander of the tactical air force. |
| agree | Consent or assent to a condition or agree to do something. I can t agree with you. |
| agreeable | Quite enjoyable and pleasurable; pleasant. They were agreeable to its publication. |
| agreed | (of two or more parties) holding the same view or opinion on something. Agreed in their distrust of authority. |
| aide | An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer. A presidential aide. |
| ancillary | Providing necessary support to the primary activities or operation of an organization, system, etc. Ancillary staff. |
| assist | Act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function. A senior academic would assist him in his work. |
| assistant | A person who ranks below a senior person. A care assistant. |
| auxiliary | An auxiliary verb. An auxiliary schooner. |
| bilateral | Having identical parts on each side of an axis. A bilateral agreement between the United States and Japan. |
| common | Common to or shared by two or more parties. Produced the common cloths used by the poorer population. |
| constitutive | Constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup. Language is constitutive of thought. |
| counseling | Something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action. |
| counselor | Someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp. |
| diagnose | Determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis. Two doctors failed to diagnose a punctured lung. |
| endorsement | A clause in an insurance policy detailing an exemption from or change in cover. The cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement. |
| help | The action of helping someone to do something. Offered his help in unloading. |
| interdependent | (of two or more people or things) dependent on each other. We in Europe are all increasingly interdependent. |
| interplay | The way in which two or more things have an effect on each other. The interplay between inheritance and learning. |
| mutual | A mutual building society or insurance company. A partnership based on mutual respect and understanding. |
| mutually | With mutual action; in a mutual relationship. Adoption and fostering are not necessarily mutually exclusive alternatives. |
| patient | Able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious. A patient and painstaking approach. |
| psychotherapy | The treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means. |
| relieve | Relieve oneself of troubling information. He was relieved by her change of tone. |
| supportive | Furnishing support or assistance. The staff are extremely supportive of each other. |
| therapist | A person who treats psychological problems a psychotherapist. A certified massage therapist. |
| therapy | (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc. The therapy helps the patient to deal with difficult relationships. |
| together | Assembled in one place. The experience has brought us together. |
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