Synonyms 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

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1. complacent

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

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

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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"

   Synonyms:
   smug, self-satisfied, self-complacent

   Antonyms:
   discontent, discontented

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. complacentadjective

   Synonyms:
   pleased, satisfied, gratified, contented

2. complacentadjective

   Synonyms:
   civil, polite, courteous, affable, easy, obliging, urbane, COMPLAISANT, gracious

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1. List of paraphrases for "complacent":

   over-confident, self-satisfied, indulgent, softly-softly, self-congratulatory, satisfied, accommodating

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1. Alan Gayle:

   There are some wicked winds swirling around from a macro perspective and you can't afford to be complacent.

2. Joseph Wu:

   This is really a warning shot that people should not be complacent and think that these e-cigarettes are completely safe.

3. James Athey:

   Markets in general are still trying to find their feet, equities, of course, continue to shrug off or ignore anything that might be considered remotely negative as they continue their merry and complacent dance towards an inevitable reckoning.

4. The CDC:

   COVID-19 vaccines have undergone – and will continue to undergo – the most intensive safety monitoring in U.S. history.Vaccinatingchildrenwill help protect them from getting COVID-19 and therefore reducing their risk of severedisease, hospitalizations, or developing long-term COVID-19 complications.Getting your children vaccinated can help protect them against COVID-19, as well as reduce disruptions to in-person learning and activities by helping curb community transmission, we know from our experience with the Delta variant that this virus is unpredictable, and we cannot afford to be complacent. It is critical to use science and data to guide our decisions about the pandemic and school COVID-19 plans.

5. Paul Jarris:

   In terms of preterm birth and infant mortality, the United States has the highest rates of any of the developed nations, our rates are more similar to that of developing nations. So the message, from my point of view, is that we cannot be complacent.