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complement vs balance

balance vs complement

complement and balance both are nouns.

complement and balance both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
complement Yes No Yes No
balance Yes No Yes No
As verbs, balance is a hypernym of complement; that is, balance is a word with a broader meaning than complement:
  • complement: make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to
  • balance: bring into balance or equilibrium
Other hypernyms of complement include equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize.
complement (noun) balance (noun)
something added to complete or embellish or make perfect a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
either of two parts that mutually complete each other a weight that balances another weight
a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat
number needed to make up a whole force harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
a complete number or quantity (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
something left after other parts have been taken away
equality of distribution
a state of equilibrium
complement (verb) balance (verb)
make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to hold or carry in equilibrium
compute credits and debits of an account
bring into balance or equilibrium
be in equilibrium
Difference between complement and balance

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