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complacent
Meaning: self-satisfied and unaware of possible danger or need for improvement
complacent in a sentence
How complacent is used in real sentences:
After winning three straight games, the team grew complacent and lost the championship.
The factory grew complacent about safety checks after years without an accident.
“Some designers grew complacent, arguing that the remaining confusion belonged to inattentive guests rather than to the exhibit.”
— from the passage The Archive in Wood
Synonyms for complacent
Other words for complacent — self-satisfied, smug and unconcerned — carry the same meaning.
- self-satisfied
- smug
- unconcerned
Antonyms of complacent
Words that mean the opposite of complacent:
- vigilant
- dissatisfied
Where it comes from
From Latin complacere 'to please greatly'
Word parts
- plac — please, calm
complacent: com- (thoroughly) + plac (please) + -ent (being)
Memory hook
COMPLACENT sounds like 'com-PLACID-ent' — too calm and content to try harder.
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