complacent

/kəmˈpleɪsənt/

Definition

Definition of complacent - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

self-satisfiedshowing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements

He seemed complacent about his exam results..

self-congratulatory

self-satisfied

smug

unworriedunconcerned by potential dangers or defects

The team was complacent about security issues..

self-satisfied

smug

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self-complacent

adj.

feeling very pleased with yourself and not wanting to improve

He was self-complacent after winning the award.

Origin of complacent

Latin, complacere (to please)

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fat and happy

adj.

contentment

content and satisfied, often complacent or privileged

self-satisfied

adj.

arrogant complacent

feeling overly pleased with oneself, ignoring faults or need to improve

wear your laurels lightly

not complacent

not rest on past successes

burgher

prosperous citizen

prosperous community member, sometimes seen as complacent

fatuity

foolishness

complacent and foolish behavior

Examples of complacent in a sentence

Don't become complacent in your career.
She was complacent about the deadline approaching.
They grew complacent after repeated successes.

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French:suffisant, satisfait, ...
German:selbstgefällig, sorglos, ...
Italian:soddisfatto, ...
Spanish:complaciente, ...
Portuguese:complacente, ...
Chinese:自满的, 沾沾自喜的, ...
Japanese:自己満足, 無関心, ...
Arabic:مُغْتَرّ, مُتَرَاخٍ, ...
Hebrew:שַׁאֲנָן, ...
Russian:самодовольный, благодушный, ...
Ukrainian:самовдоволений, ...
Hindi:आत्मसंतुष्ट, निश्चिंत, ...
Bengali:আত্মতুষ্ট, নির্বিকার, ...
Catalan:complaent, despreocupat, ...
Czech:samolibý, lhostejný, ...
Danish:selvtilfreds, ubekymret, ...
Dutch:zelfvoldaan, zorgeloos, ...
Greek:αυτάρεσκος, αδιάφορος, ...
Hungarian:önelégült, hanyag, ...
Khmer:ពេញចិត្តនឹងខ្លួនឯងហួសហេតុ, ធ្វេសប្រហែស, ...
Korean:자기만족적인, 무관심한, ...
Persian:خودراضی, بی‌خیال, ...
Polish:samozadowolony, beztroski, ...
Portuguese (BR):complacente, ...
Romanian:mulțumit de sine, complacent, ...
Swedish:självbelåten, obekymrad, ...
Thai:ชะล่าใจ, ไม่กังวล, ...
Turkish:kendinden memnun, umursamaz, ...
Vietnamese:tự mãn, không lo lắng, ...

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Definition of complacent - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Expressions with complacent

Origin of complacent

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Terms with complacent included in their meaning

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