complementary
NOUNADJECTIVE
/,kɑmplə'mɛntəri/
13 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
complementary is a valid 13-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3O1M3P3L1E1M3E1N1T1A1R1Y4
3 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING
What does complementary mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
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).
SYNONYMS
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole).
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
RELATED
2
Of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other.
“`male' and `female' are complementary terms”
SIMILAR