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- Dictionarycomplacent/kəmˈpleɪsnt/
adjective
- 1. showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements: "you can't afford to be complacent about security"
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Complacent means feeling so satisfied with your own abilities or situation that you feel you do not need to try harder. Learn more about this adjective, its synonyms, related words and phrases, and how to use it in sentences.
The meaning of COMPLACENT is marked by self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies : marked by complacency : self-satisfied. How to use complacent in a sentence.
Complacency is a feeling of calm satisfaction that prevents you from trying harder. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, see synonyms and antonyms, and hear how it sounds in British and American English.
A complacent person is very pleased with themselves or feels that they do not need to do anything about a situation, even though the situation may be uncertain or dangerous. We cannot afford to be complacent about our health.
Complacent means feeling so satisfied with your own abilities or situation that you feel you do not need to try harder. Learn more about this adjective, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences with the Cambridge Dictionary.
Complacent means pleased or satisfied, especially with oneself or one's situation, often without awareness of some potential danger or defect. Learn more about the word history, origin, and usage of complacent with synonyms and example sentences.
Someone who is complacent has become overly content — the junk-food-eating couch potato might be feeling complacent about his health. The literal meaning of this word's Latin root is "very pleased," but even though complacent people may seem pleased with themselves, we are rarely pleased with them.
Learn the meaning of complacent, an adjective that describes someone who is satisfied with the current situation and unconcerned with changing it. Find synonyms, antonyms, origin, and sentence examples of complacent.
Learn the meaning of complacent, an adjective that describes someone who is too satisfied with themselves or a situation. Find out how to use it in sentences, pronounce it and find synonyms.
Complacent means too satisfied with yourself or with a situation, so that you do not feel that any change is necessary. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, with examples, synonyms and pronunciation tips.
