Complement and Option

Complement

Complement noun - Something that serves to complete or make up for a deficiency in something else.

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Option and complement are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Option" instead a noun "Complement".

Option noun - Something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment.

Usage example: a slew of options that would add several thousand dollars to the base price of the car

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Complement and option are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Complement" instead a noun "Option".

Nearby Words: opt, optional, optionally, opting, optionee

good	good complement	good option
better	better complement	better option
normal	normal complement	normal option
original	original complement	original option
Other adjectives: reasonable, offensive, powerful.

Nuclear Option: As per what was mentioned of this era in TOS' 'Balance of Terror', Earth ships tend to come with a large complement of 'atomics'.

Source: Fanfic / Reimagined Enterprise
For someone with a full complement of eyes, that leaves just one option... A God Am I: Ruber, in a hallucination, sees himself in the place of the Occupant... and promptly declares himself Prophet of the Objects and that collecting them all would make him God.

Source: Series / The Lost Room

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