| complement | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. complement | a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction. |
| ~ grammatical construction, construction, expression | a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit.; "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner" |
| n. (quantity) | 2. complement | a complete number or quantity.; "a full complement" |
| ~ count | the total number counted.; "a blood count" |
| n. (group) | 3. complement, full complement | number needed to make up a whole force.; "a full complement of workers" |
| ~ manpower, men, work force, workforce, hands | the force of workers available. |
| ~ ship's company, company | crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship. |
| n. (attribute) | 4. accompaniment, complement | something added to complete or embellish or make perfect.; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish" |
| ~ adjunct | something added to another thing but not an essential part of it. |
| n. (substance) | 5. complement | one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response. |
| ~ immune reaction, immune response, immunologic response | a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen. |
| ~ enzyme | any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions. |
| n. (cognition) | 6. complement | either of two parts that mutually complete each other. |
| ~ counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-vis | a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another. |
| v. (change) | 7. complement | make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to.; "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup" |
| ~ balance, equilibrise, equilibrize, equilibrate | bring into balance or equilibrium.; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" |
| outright | | |
| adj. | 1. outright, straight-out, unlimited | without reservation or exception. |
| ~ unqualified | not limited or restricted.; "an unqualified denial" |
| adv. | 2. outright | without restrictions or stipulations or further payments.; "buy outright" |
| adv. | 3. outright | without reservation or concealment.; "she asked him outright for a divorce" |
| adv. | 4. in a flash, instantaneously, instantly, outright | without any delay.; "he was killed outright" |
| resolute | | |
| adj. | 1. resolute | firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination.; "stood resolute against the enemy"; "faced with a resolute opposition"; "a resolute and unshakeable faith" |
| ~ brave, courageous | possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching.; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory" |
| ~ decisive | determining or having the power to determine an outcome.; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence" |
| ~ purposeful | serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal. |
| ~ bent, bent on, dead set, out to | fixed in your purpose.; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event" |
| ~ determined | characterized by great determination.; "a struggle against a determined enemy" |
| ~ do-or-die, desperate | desperately determined.; "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do-or-die conflict" |
| ~ firm, steadfast, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering, steady, stiff | marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable.; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" |
| ~ foursquare | characterized by firm and unwavering conviction.; "a foursquare refusal to yield" |
| ~ hell-bent | recklessly determined.; "hell-bent on winning" |
| ~ resolved, single-minded | determined.; "she was firmly resolved to be a doctor"; "single-minded in his determination to stop smoking" |
| ~ spartan | resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity.; "spartan courage" |
| ~ stout, stalwart | dependable.; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a stalwart supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts" |
| ~ undaunted, undismayed, unshaken | unshaken in purpose.; "wholly undismayed by the commercial failure of the three movies he had made" |
| ~ undeterred, undiscouraged | not deterred.; "pursued his own path...undeterred by lack of popular appreciation and understanding" |
| adj. | 2. resolute, unhesitating | characterized by quickness and firmness.; "his reply was unhesitating" |
| ~ decisive | characterized by decision and firmness.; "an able and decisive young woman"; "we needed decisive leadership"; "she gave him a decisive answer" |
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