| Main Entry: | complementary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | filling, completing |
Synonyms: |
commutual, complemental, completing, completory, conclusive, correlative, correspondent, corresponding, crowning, equivalent, fellow, integral, integrative, interconnected, interdependent, interrelated, interrelating, matched, mated, paired, parallel, reciprocal |
| Notes: | something is complimentary when it has the property embodied in such an expression; complementary describes an addition that produces completeness or perfection in something |
Antonyms: |
independent, unrelated |
| Main Entry: | auxiliary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | supplementary |
Synonyms: |
abetting, accessory, adjuvant, ancillary, appurtenant, backup, complementary, contributory, extra, reserve, secondary, spare, subordinate, subservient, subsidiary, supporting |
Antonyms: |
body, main |
| Main Entry: | collateral |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indirect, secondary |
Synonyms: |
accessory, accompanying, added, adjunctive, adjuvant, ancillary, appurtenant, attendant, auxiliary, circuitous, coincident, complementary, concomitant, concurrent, confirmatory, coordinate, corresponding, corroborative, dependent, incident, lateral, not lineal, parallel, related, roundabout, satellite, side, sub, subordinate, subservient, subsidiary, supporting, tributary, under |
Antonyms: |
chief, direct, main, primary, principal |
| Main Entry: | concomitant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | contributing, accompanying |
Synonyms: |
accessory, adjuvant, agreeing, ancillary, associated with, associative, attendant, attending, belonging, coefficient, coetaneous, coeval, coexistent, coincident, coincidental, collateral, complementary, concordant, concurrent, conjoined, conjoined with, connected, contemporaneous, contemporary, coordinate, corollary, coterminous, coupled with, fellow, in tempo, in time, incident, isochronal, isochronous, joint, satellite, synchronal, synchronous, synergetic, synergistic |
Antonyms: |
accidental, chance, unrelated |
| Main Entry: | corresponding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | equivalent, matching |
Synonyms: |
agnate, akin, alike, analogous, answering, comparable, complementary, consonant, correlative, correspondent, coterminus, identical, interrelated, kin, kindred, like, parallel, reciprocal, similar, synonymous, undifferentiated |
Antonyms: |
differing, disparaging, dissimilar, mismatched, unlike |
| Main Entry: | parallel |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | akin, similar |
Synonyms: |
agnate, alike, analogous, comparable, complementary, conforming, consonant, correspondent, corresponding, equal, identical, like, matching, resembling, uniform |
Antonyms: |
different, dissimilar, divergent |
| Main Entry: | reciprocal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exchanged, alternate |
Synonyms: |
changeable, companion, complementary, convertible, coordinate, correlative, corresponding, dependent, double, duplicate, equivalent, exchangeable, fellow, give-and-take, interchangeable, interdependent, matching, mutual, reciprocative, reciprocatory, twin |
Antonyms: |
independent, singular |
| Main Entry: | related |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | connected, accompanying |
Synonyms: |
affiliated, agnate, akin, alike, allied, analogous, associated, cognate, complementary, concomitant, connate, connatural, consanguine, convertible, correlated, correspondent, dependent, enmeshed, fraternal, germane, in the same category, in touch with, incident, interchangeable, interconnected, interdependent, interrelated, intertwined, interwoven, joint, knit together, like, linked, mutual, of that ilk, parallel, pertinent, reciprocal, relevant, similar, tied up |
Antonyms: |
alien, different, disassociated, disconnected, dissimilar, foreign, unrelated |
| Main Entry: | similar |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very much alike |
Synonyms: |
agnate, akin, allied, analogous, coincident, coincidental, coinciding, collateral, companion, comparable, complementary, congruent, congruous, consonant, consubstantial, correlative, corresponding, homogeneous, identical, in agreement, kin, kindred, like, matching, much the same, parallel, reciprocal, related, resembling, same, twin, uniform |
Antonyms: |
alien, different, dissimilar, opposite, unalike, unlike |
| Main Entry: | exchangeable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | interchangeable |
Synonyms: |
commutable, complementary, convertible, correlative, equivalent, fungible, mutual, reciprocal, replaceable, returnable, substitutable, substitutive, transmutable |