Antonyms for complacent
kəmˈpleɪ səntcom·pla·cent

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1. complacentadjective

   Synonyms:
   smug, self-satisfied

2. complacentadjective

   Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.

   Synonyms:
   smug, self-satisfied

3. complacentadjective

   Apathetic with regard to an apparent need or problem.

   Synonyms:
   smug, self-satisfied

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. complacent

   Antonyms:
   dissatisfied, irritated, churlish, unmannerly, morose, austere, grudging

   Synonyms:
   pleased, satisfied, content, pleasant, affable, kind, mannerly, acquiescent, amiable

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1. complacent, self-satisfied, self-complacentadjective

   contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions

   "he had become complacent after years of success"; "his self-satisfied dignity"

   Antonyms:
   discontent, discontented

   Synonyms:
   smug, self-satisfied, self-complacent

How to use complacent in a sentence?

1. Elizabeth Cohen:

   We shouldn't be complacent and think that if a child contracts coronavirus all will be fine. Chances are all will be fine, but we just don't know. This is particularly true for children who have underlying conditions, such as obesity or lung disease.

2. Lauren Wood:

   I hope, I pray that he's not going to be recalled. It pisses me off that we're wasting this money on a recall when the election is in a year, the horrible, horrible shock was when( Donald) Trump won. So, if that happened, this( recall) could happen. I just hope Democrats aren't complacent about this.

3. Veronika Pechlaner:

   A lot of people involved in the discussions are keen to keep the tone as positive as they can, the market is using every little snippet on Greece to make an inference of the result. Markets for now think a deal will be made, but that might be complacent.

4. David Cameron:

   We were guilty of being very complacent and the funds did n’t come, our horses were injured at the wrong time and I just missed qualifying by a hair’s breadth, but I feel like all of these things have helped me plan.

5. Paul Spoonley:

   I think most people wouldn't have understood either that we had an important Muslim community in our midst, or that we had extremist terrorists who were prepared to articulate and to attack on the basis of extremist views, we were very complacent on both scores.

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