Competence. Ability, capableness; sufficiency, enough, adequacy.
Ant. Inability, weakness; poverty, want, indigence.
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Competition. Rivalry, emulation, contest.
Ant. Alliance, co-partnership.
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Complacent. Pleased, satisfied, contented, amiable, pleasant, affable.
Ant. Morose, austere, unmannerly.
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Complain. Murmur, grumble, remonstrate, find fault, repine, lament, grieve, expostulate.
Ant. Approve, commend, applaud, congratulate, rejoice.
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Complement. Fulfilment, totality, counterpart, supply, correlative.
Ant. Deficit, abatement, deficiency.
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Complete, a. Perfect, finished, total, whole, entire; concluded, consummated, ended; adequate, exhaustive, thorough.
Ant. Partial, inadequate, imperfect, unfinished.
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Complex. Confused, involved, mixed, entangled, complicated, composite, manifold, mingled, intricate, obscure.
Ant. Direct, obvious, plain, uniform, simple, homogeneous, unraveled.
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Complexion. Face, feature, appearance, look, hue, character, indication.
Ant. Heart, core; reticence, concealment, inexpression.
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Compliance. Yielding, submission, acquiescence, docility, obedience.
Ant. Resistance, repulsion, refusal.
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Compliment. Flattery, praise, homage, commendation, encomium.
Ant. Insult, contempt, discourtesy.
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Complimentary. Commendatory, flattering, laudatory.
Ant. Disparaging, abusive, defamatory, denunciatory.
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Component. Constituent, factor, element, ingredient.
Ant. Compound, entirety, sum, aggregate.
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Comport. Conduct, behave, demean; accord, agree, harmonize.
Ant. Contrast, militate, differ; misdemean, misconduct.
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Compose. Compile, construct, constitute; soothe, allay, calm; write.
Ant. Analyze, dissect; irritate, excite; criticize.
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Composition. Formation, making; compound, mixture; arrangement, union, combination; writing, invention; agreement, compromise.
Ant. Examination, analysis, criticism; disturbance; segregation.
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Composure. Tranquillity, calm, repose, self-possession, serenity.
Ant. Restlessness, perturbation.
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Compound, n. Mixture, combination, amalgamation, coalescence, synthesis.
Ant. Analysis, dissolution, resolution.