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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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "complacent":
over-confident, self-satisfied, indulgent, softly-softly, self-congratulatory, satisfied, accommodating
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Complacent
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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?
Highway Patrol Lt. Troy Hischer:
There's no indication that the brakes didn't work properly. The driver was on the brakes -- you could see that he was trying to stop. We believe the brakes worked properly, we believe it was driver error at this point -- he became complacent, or something else was going on.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull:
But I have to say we are the most successful multicultural society in the world, there is more work to do. This is not something to be complacent about. This is a work in progress.
We've got a long way to go. I don't think it's impossible though, clearly, the markets have been quite complacent about The Federal Reserve. And The Federal Reserve has contributed to The Federal Reserve by downplaying the risks and describing inflation as transitory.
That gives us a sense of the urgency, one shouldn't be complacent and say this will work itself out on its own.
Sometimes storytelling must include the visible appearance of guns in order to maintain the artistic integrity of the storytelling, but that doesn't mean that the productions need to be complacent as it relates to the gun violence epidemic in our country.
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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