Antonyms for complementary

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kom-pluh-men-tuh-ree, -tree

Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒm pləˈmɛn tə ri, -tri

Definition of complementary

Origin : 1620s, "ceremonious," from complement + -ary. Sense "forming a complement" attested from 1829, earliest in complementary colors.

adj filling, completing

Example sentences :

The scientific mind and the religious spirit are complementary.
Extract from : « The Mistakes of Jesus » by William Floyd

The complementary story is told of the mandrake in mediæval Europe.
Extract from : « The Evolution of the Dragon » by G. Elliot Smith

Actually, the relations of transmission and encounter are complementary.
Extract from : « Herein is Love » by Reuel L. Howe

Here we see an area in which the role of the family and the role of the school are complementary.
Extract from : « Herein is Love » by Reuel L. Howe

But there was a complementary historical truth on the other side.
Extract from : « A History of the United States » by Cecil Chesterton

At the same time they are, in regard to reproduction, complementary.
Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner

And so the two things are not contradictory but complementary.
Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren

In every system we know of, variety and precision are complementary.
Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin

Now we must show that intelligence and instinct also are opposite and complementary.
Extract from : « Creative Evolution » by Henri Bergson

There is no trust without, complementary to it, self-distrust.
Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren

Synonyms for complementary

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