Complement
Complement noun - Something that serves to complete or make up for a deficiency in something else.
Mate and complement are semantically related In some cases you can use "Mate" instead a noun "Complement".
Mate
Mate noun - Either of a pair matched in one or more qualities.
Complement and mate are semantically related in partner topic. Sometimes you can use "Complement" instead a noun "Mate".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old complement | old mate |
| good | good complement | good mate |
| better | better complement | better mate |
| perfect | perfect complement | perfect mate |
| Other adjectives: original, proper. | ||
Common collocations
| family | complement family | mate family |
| characters | complement characters | mate characters |
| narrative | complement narrative | mate narrative |
Both words in one sentence
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In fact, dolphins were canonically established to be part of the Enterprise-D's crew complement — Geordi takes someone to see them in "The Perfect Mate".
Source: Space Is an Ocean
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