Complementary
Complementary adjective - Related to each other in such a way that one completes the other.
Usage example: the complementary contributions of the cooking and cleanup committees were essential to the success of the church barbecue
Mutual and complementary are semantically related In some cases you can use "Mutual" instead an adjective "Complementary".
Mutual
Mutual adjective - Used or done by a number of people as a group.
Complementary and mutual are semantically related in reciprocal topic. You can use "Complementary" instead an adjective "Mutual".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- joint and complementary
- joint and mutual
- fellow and complementary
- fellow and mutual
- harmonious and complementary
- harmonious and mutual
- equivalent and complementary
- equivalent and mutual
- related and complementary
- related and mutual
- corresponding and complementary
- corresponding and mutual
- parallel and complementary
- parallel and mutual
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