complementary

/kˌɑmpləmˈɛntɹi/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other
   “`male' and `female' are complementary terms”
2. acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)

noun

1. either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)
   “yellow and blue are complementaries”

Synonyms for complementary

• antonymous
• complemental
• completing
• additive
• complementary color

Words that rhyme with complementary

• entry
• elementary
• gentry
• sentry