English

Detailed Synonyms for complementary in English

complementary:

complementary adj

  1. complementary
  2. complementary
  3. complementary
    – acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole) 1
    complementary; completing; complemental
    – acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole) 1
  4. complementary
    – of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other 1
    complementary
    – of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other 1

complementary [the ~] nom

  1. the complementary
    – either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments) 1
    the complementary; the 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) 1

Alternate Synonyms for "complementary":


Related Definitions for "complementary":

  1. acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)1
  2. of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other1
    • `male' and `female' are complementary terms1
  3. either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)1

Related Synonyms for complementary