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Synonyms for complacent
kəmˈpleɪ səntcom·pla·cent
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complacentadjective
Synonyms:
smug, self-satisfiedcomplacentadjective
Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
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smug, self-satisfiedcomplacentadjective
Apathetic with regard to an apparent need or problem.
Synonyms:
smug, self-satisfied
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
Synonyms:
smug, self-satisfied, self-complacentAntonyms:
discontent, discontented
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PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "complacent":
over-confident, self-satisfied, indulgent, softly-softly, self-congratulatory, satisfied, accommodating
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#395 | content | |
#1139 | kind | |
#4671 | satisfied | |
#5012 | pleased | |
#5538 | pleasant | |
#26905 | accommodating | |
#41277 | smug | |
#41963 | indulgent | |
#44531 | complacent | |
#49126 | amiable | |
#77365 | affable | |
#158185 | mannerly | |
#256032 | acquiescent |
How to use complacent in a sentence?
The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic, and self-complacent is erroneous -- on the contrary, it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant, and kind. It is failure that makes people bitter and cruel.
We certainly can't afford to be complacent and we must continue to test fully.
If anything, the global economic scenario has brightened in recent days and weeks — and we got a significant ray of sunshine with this January employment report, including all the revisions — but that’s not to say that consumers or businesses should be complacent with respect to an eventual risk of a recession.
It sounds as though we're in a locked room, wanting to get out, the door out of that locked room, we hope, is a vaccine. But in the meantime, we can't just be complacent.
I think I can always do more. You’re never in a position where you feel like you're complacent. Of course, we’re nowhere near that, but I think I’ve got some experiences to rely on that I can relay to these guys and do my best to be the best leader I can be and continue to try to find the open guy and get him the ball, take care of the football and do my job every day.
Translations for complacent
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- complaentCatalan, Valencian
- selbstzufrieden, selbstgefälligGerman
- αυτάρεσκοςGreek
- memkontentaEsperanto
- complacienteSpanish
- omahyväinenFinnish
- complaisant, suffisantFrench
- somaltaScottish Gaelic
- önelégült, önteltHungarian
- sopanIndonesian
- שַׁאֲנָןHebrew
- 独り善がり, 無関心なJapanese
- kirioraMāori
- zelftevreden, zelfgenoegzaam, makkelijk, zelfingenomenDutch
- complacentePortuguese
- mulțumit de sineRomanian
- самодовольныйRussian
- egenkär, självbelåten, självgodSwedish
- อิ่มเอมใจThai
- tự mãnVietnamese
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