Complement
Complement noun - Something that serves to complete or make up for a deficiency in something else.
Part
Part noun - One of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled.
Complement is an antonym for part.
How words are described
| good | good complement | good part |
| better | better complement | better part |
| normal | normal complement | normal part |
| natural | natural complement | natural part |
| Other adjectives: small, entire, large, huge, tiny, minor, smaller. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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This is partly because everyone wants to play a unique character and also partly because people like to help and complement other people naturally as part of a functional cooperative unit.
Source: Player Party -
Part of what makes Superman so effective is the way his abilities complement each other.
Source: Jack-of-All-Stats -
As part of the Gangland style pack, Wei Shen from Sleeping Dogs wears a fundoshi to complement his Irezumi tattoos.
Source: Fundoshi
Cite this Source
Part and Complement. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/complement/part
Complement & Part. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/complement/part>.
Part or Complement. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/complement/part.
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