Synonyms for complacency
kəmˈpleɪ sən si; -sənscom·pla·cen·cy

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1. complacency

   Synonyms:
   approval, contentment, delight, gratification, pleasure, satisfaction

   Antonyms:
   displeasure, grudge, irritation, offense, pique, resentment, umbrage

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1. complacency, complacence, self-complacency, self-satisfactionnoun

   the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

   "his complacency was absolutely disgusting"

   Synonyms:
   self-satisfaction, self-complacency, complacence

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1. complacencynoun

   Synonyms:
   satisfaction, gratification, pleasure, content, contentment

2. complacencynoun

   Synonyms:
   civility, courtesy, politeness, complaisance

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1. List of paraphrases for "complacency":

   self-satisfaction, self-congratulation, convenience, self-righteousness, complaisance, subservience, leniency, indulgence, overconfidence, sufficiency, indifference

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1. Paul Kagame:

   There is no way to fully comprehend the loneliness and anger of survivors and yet over and over again we have asked them to make the sacrifices necessary to give our nation new life. Emotions had to be put in a box, we are far better Rwandans than we were. But we can be even better still. We are the last people in the world who should succumb to complacency.

2. Ray Kelly:

   The people in our communities are not desensitized to violence, every incidence of violence potentially destroys families, and we can not confuse people's perseverance and willingness to survive as tolerance or complacency.

3. Hugh Cumberland:

   This image of the SWIFT network and the surrounding ecosystem being secure and impenetrable has encouraged complacency.

4. George Hashbarger:

   As the estimate for the timing of the raise gets pushed out, people feel less of a need to hedge. i think there's a little bit of complacency.

5. Patrick Reyes:

   HMU if you're interested in organizing to amplify the voices of those being deliberately silenced, cOVID shouldn't foster complacency.