complementary
/ˌkɒmplɪˈmentəri/ adjectiveDefinition
› Things which are complementary are good or attractive together: complementary colours/flavours
complementary medicine/treatment, etc › ways of treating medical problems which people use instead of or in addition to ordinary medicine: The clinic offers complementary therapies such as homeopathy.
(Definition of complementary adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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