Complement and Setting

Complement

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

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

Setting noun - The circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded.

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Complement and setting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Complement" instead a noun "Setting".

Nearby Words: set, settling, setter

old	old complement	old setting
good	good complement	good setting
high	high complement	high setting
full	full complement	full setting
Other adjectives: normal, usual, natural, original, proper, entire, highest, overall.

These types of holograms were often used for disguises (a Clawdite bounty hunter used one to complement her shape-shifting) or setting up traps.

Source: Hologram Projection Imperfection
To complement the show's setting, SpongeBob SquarePants usually uses bubbles (and an appropriate sound effect) for its wipes, other than the occasional brief cut-away, or whenever else quick transitions are needed.

Source: Idiosyncratic Wipes
It's easy to see why this film in particular would complement Thanksgiving day — the vague 1950's small-town America setting is plump with nostalgia, and the plot is a wholesome Boy and His Robot story, which only reveals more layers as the viewers grow up.

Source: Vindicated by Cable

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