| Main Entry: | complement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | companion, counterpart |
Synonyms: |
accompaniment, addition, aggregate, augmentation, balance, capacity, completion, consummation, correlate, correlative, counterpart, enhancement, enrichment, entirety, filler, finishing touch, makeweight, pendant, quota, remainder, rest, rounding-off, supplement, total, totality |
| Notes: | complement is 'to complete, round out' and compliment is 'to praise or admire' and as a noun it is an expression of praise or admiration complement means an addition will serve to complete something or form with it to make a whole while a supplement is an addition to something already regarded as complete or whole; complement can also mean 'the full quantity, number, or amount' |
| Main Entry: | complement |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complete |
Synonyms: |
accomplish, achieve, cap, clinch, conclude, consummate, crown, finish, fulfill, integrate, perfect, round off, top off |
Antonyms: |
take away |
| Main Entry: | accompaniment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | necessary part or embellishment |
Synonyms: |
accessory, adjunct, appendage, appurtenance, attachment, attendant, attribute, augmentation, complement, concomitant, enhancement, enrichment, supplement |
| Main Entry: | adjunct |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | addition; help |
Synonyms: |
accessory, addendum, appendage, appendix, appurtenance, associate, auxiliary, complement, detail, partner, subordinate, supplement |
Antonyms: |
detriment, lessening, subtraction |
| Main Entry: | blend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | harmonize |
Synonyms: |
arrange, complement, fit, go well, go with, integrate, orchestrate, suit, symphonize, synthesize, unify |
Antonyms: |
disharmonize, unmix |
| Main Entry: | companion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | helper, friend |
Synonyms: |
accompaniment, accomplice, aide, ally, assistant, associate, attendant, buddy, chaperon, co-worker, colleague, comate, complement, comrade, concomitant, confederate, consort, convoy, counterpart, cousin, crony, cuz, double, escort, guide, match, mate, nurse, pal, pard, partner, playmate, protector, roomie, safeguard, sidekick |
Antonyms: |
enemy, foe, foreigner, opponent, stranger |
| Main Entry: | constitute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | comprise, form |
Synonyms: |
aggregate, complement, complete, compose, compound, construct, cook up, create, develop, dream up, embody, enact, establish, fill out, fix, flesh out, found, frame, fudge together, incorporate, integrate, make, make up, set up |
| Notes: | compose is preferred when the parts of the whole being assembled are regarded as nonconcrete and more general; when the parts are concrete and specific, then constitute is more appropriate, and then there is comprise, which can mean 'comprehending or encompassing certain parts' comprise means literally 'embrace': a zoo comprises mammals, reptiles, and birds (because it 'embraces' or includes them), but animals do not comprise ('embrace') a zoo, they constitute a zoo |
| Main Entry: | correlation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | equating, equivalence |
Synonyms: |
alternation, analogue, complement, correspondence, correspondent, counterpart, interaction, interchange, interconnection, interdependence, interrelation, interrelationship, match, parallel, pendant, reciprocity, relationship |
Antonyms: |
difference, disassociation, disconnection, imbalance |
| Main Entry: | counterpart |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | match; identical part or thing |
Synonyms: |
analogue, carbon copy, complement, copy, correlate, correlative, correspondent, dead ringer, ditto*, doppelganger, duplicate, equal, equivalent, fellow, like, look alike, mate, obverse, opposite, opposite number, peas in a pod, pendant, ringer, spit and image, spitting image, supplement, tally, twin, two of a kind |
Antonyms: |
opposite |
| Main Entry: | crew |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group working together |
Synonyms: |
aggregation, assemblage, band, bevy, bunch, cluster, collection, company, complement, congregation, corps, covey, crowd, faction, gang, hands, herd, horde, lot, mob, organization, pack, party, posse, retinue, sailors, sect, set, squad, swarm, team, troop, troupe, workers, working party |