Definition of complementary

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  • complementary is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 24
  • complementary is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 24
  • complementary is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 29

Definition of 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) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. complementary color
  • acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole) (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. complemental
    2. completing
  • of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other (adjective)

    Examples

    1. `male' and `female' are complementary terms

See definition of complementary in Merriam Webster