complacent
adjective /kəmˈplei.sənt/ disapprovingDefinition
› feeling so satisfied with your own abilities or situation that you feel you do not need to try any harder: a complacent smile/attitude We can't afford to become complacent about any of our products.Satisfied and complacentShowing arrogance and conceitConfidence and self-assurance complacently /-li/ adverb
(Definition of complacent adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- at one with the world idiom
- be on to a good thing idiom
- buoyant adjective (HAPPY)
- complacency noun
- content adjective
- gloat verb
- have a good run for your money idiom
- job satisfaction noun
- pride noun (SATISFACTION)
- rest on your laurels idiom
- sated adjective
- satisfaction noun
- satisfied adjective (WANTING)
- self-fulfilment noun
- self-satisfied adjective
- smug adjective
- that'll do nicely idiom
- this is the life! idiom
- triumphalism noun
Topic:
Satisfied and complacent
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