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Complement

That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete.

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Compliment 96% connected

An expression, by word or act, of approbation, regard, confidence, civility, or admiration; a flattering speech or attention; a ceremonious greeting;…

spelling 0% interchangeable

Complement completes or enhances; compliment expresses praise.

The sauce complements the dish. / She paid a compliment.
Compliment 82% connected

An expression, by word or act, of approbation, regard, confidence, civility, or admiration; a flattering speech or attention; a ceremonious greeting;…

complement and compliment 25% interchangeable

Praise or an admiring remark.

Broader term 10

Adjunct 76% connected

Conjoined; attending; consequent.

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Balance 76% connected

An apparatus for weighing.

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Construction 76% connected

The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.

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Count 76% connected

To tell or name one by one, or by groups, for the purpose of ascertaining the whole number of units in a collection; to number; to enumerate; to comp…

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Counterpart 76% connected

A part corresponding to another part; anything which answers, or corresponds, to another; a copy; a duplicate; a facsimile.

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Enzyme 76% connected

An unorganized or unformed ferment, in distinction from an organized or living ferment; a soluble, or chemical, ferment. Ptyalin, pepsin, diastase, a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Equilibrate 76% connected

To balance two scales, sides, or ends; to keep even with equal weight on each side; to keep in equipoise.

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Expression 76% connected

The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expr…

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men 76% connected

of Keelman

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Vis-a-vis 76% connected

One who, or that which, is face to face with another; esp., one who faces another in dancing.

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Company 76% connected

The state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompanying; fellowship; companionship; society; friendly intercourse.

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Accompaniment 74% connected

That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Accompaniment 74% connected

That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Complemental 74% connected

Supplying, or tending to supply, a deficiency; fully completing.

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Complemental 74% connected

Supplying, or tending to supply, a deficiency; fully completing.

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Accompaniment 92% connected

That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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