Complement and Reduce

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Complement

Complement verb - To serve as a completing element to.
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Synonyms for Complement
Antonyms for Complement
Reduce is an antonym for complement.
Nearby Words: complete, compliment, completion, complementary, complemented

Reduce

Reduce verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.
Usage example: you'll have to reduce the amount of money you spend on unnecessary purchases if you want to have any money left for retirement
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Synonyms for Reduce
Antonyms for Reduce
Complement is an antonym for reduce.
Nearby Words: reduced, reduction, reducing, reducible
Similar words of complement

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Common collocations

ability complement ability reduce ability
power complement power reduce power
body complement body reduce body
mass complement mass reduce mass
Other words: powers, levels.
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