complementary
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- adjective
- /ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛntəri/
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complementario
- In other words, together they have a set of skills that is complementary to one another.
- a complementary approach
- complementary roles
- complementary therapies
And they're both complementary viewpoints on this entire process.
- And they're both complementary viewpoints on this entire process.
- Is it possible for vertical angles to be complementary?
- But especially for hiring for friendships, I assume there are complementary skill sets that help one another.
- In other words, together they have a set of skills that is complementary to one another.
- So Ian is Christian and he believes that science and religion are both compatible and complementary.
- So I I think of technology as a complementary resource for great educational institutions.
- If I had to guess, beyond the Hail Mary full acquittal, Trump's attorneys have two realistic and complementary strategies.
- The price of dryers went up too, even though that there were no tariffs on dryers because complementary items often move lockstep together.
- Now there is an exciting initiative, which is the NCCIH, which is complementary health, used to be in Cam, Yeah, at NIH.
- So all the very good challenge and complementary perspective to a more orthodox training.
Examples
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Microfinance initiatives provide a complementary approach to social protection, often delivered by the nongovernmental sector.
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As mentioned, challenging students has a complementary implication: supporting them as they work through these challenges.
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The only question is whether they can also be personally complementary, and our answer is yes.
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The readings you should think of as complementary to my lectures.
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The authors argue that the two explanations should be considered complementary rather than opposed.
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PASS sees improvement in athletic and academic performance as complementary activities and thus stresses both.
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Third, there is a potential synergy created by integrating the complementary active components of different interventions.
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The environment is aesthetically pleasing, with complementary colors, textures, artifacts, and abundant print.
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The two software applications work in a complementary way, enhancing each other's features.
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The chef paired the spicy dish with a complementary wine that balanced the flavors perfectly.
Synonyms
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Extra help or money that fills a gap in something
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4.7
An extra part that makes something more complete or useful
Helping to complete something by adding what it lacks
Providing extra material or information to add to something
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.0
Two colors that make white light or grey when mixed, like red and green
- Specialized
A single-stranded DNA made from messenger RNA that shows which genes are active
- Formal
A short polite phrase that comes before the signature in a formal letter, like 'Sincerely' or 'Best regards'
- Specialized
A situation where two related sounds appear in different places and never together
Treatments used with regular medical care to support health, like acupuncture or herbal remedies
How Complementary
Surface Forms
Morphology
complementary = complement (transparent) = complement + ary
The adjective 'complementary' is transparently derived from the noun 'complement' with the addition of the suffix '-ary', indicating a relation to or characteristic of the base word.
Etymology
The word complementary comes from Latin parts com- 'with' and plete 'fill', the same root as complete. So complementary things 'fill' what the other lacks and make a whole.