noncomplementary
Failing to complete
Noncomplementary describes things that don't complete, match, or work well with each other.
In genetics and molecular biology, noncomplementary base pairs are nucleotides that don't form the standard pairings in DNA or RNA strands.
More broadly, noncomplementary colors, skills, or personalities are those that fail to enhance or balance one another: Their noncomplementary working styles led to constant friction on the project.
Diametrically opposed to
- opposingStanding against something
- conflictingIncompatible with each other
- contraryOpposed in nature
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
incompatible · negating · counteractive · clashing · antagonistic · discordant · paradoxical · irreconcilable
Lacking musical agreement
- clashingStriking with discord
- dissonantLacking harmonic agreement
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- cacophonousHarsh and jarring
grating · strident · harsh · off-key · unmelodious · disharmonic · raucous · atonal
Having no equal
- ill-suitedNot appropriate for
- unsuitableNot fitting or appropriate
- disparateEssentially different in kind
- uncoordinatedLacking physical grace
misaligned · asymmetrical · uneven · unbalanced · incongruous · unfitting · maladapted · disproportionate
Not returned in kind
- unreturnedNot given back
- one-sidedUnfairly weighted toward one
- unansweredLacking any response
- unacknowledgedNot formally recognized
spurned · unappreciated · ignored · uncompensated · unexchanged · unshared · unfulfilled · unsatisfied
antithetical
Diametrically opposed to
- opposingStanding against something
- conflictingIncompatible with each other
- contraryOpposed in nature
inconsistent · incompatible · negating · counteractive · clashing · antagonistic · discordant · paradoxical · irreconcilable · adverse
discordant
Lacking musical agreement
cacophonous · grating · strident · harsh · off-key · unmelodious · disharmonic · raucous · atonal · unsynchronized
unmatched
Having no equal
- ill-suitedNot appropriate for
- unsuitableNot fitting or appropriate
- disparateEssentially different in kind
uncoordinated · misaligned · asymmetrical · uneven · unbalanced · incongruous · unfitting · maladapted · disproportionate · lopsided
unrequited
Not returned in kind
- unreturnedNot given back
- one-sidedUnfairly weighted toward one
- unansweredLacking any response
unacknowledged · spurned · unappreciated · ignored · uncompensated · unexchanged · unshared · unfulfilled · unsatisfied · imbalanced
noncomplementarycomplementary
Mutually supplying lacks
compatible · matching · corresponding · congruent · harmonious
noncomplementarysynergistic
Jointly more effective
supplemental · reciprocal · symbiotic · cooperative · mutually beneficial