complacent
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/kəmˈpleɪsənt/
Definition of complacent
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
“He grew complacent as the years rolled on and the money rolled in.”
“England will feel confident but not complacent against Ukraine, and the shock exit of France to Switzerland shows no-one can be taken lightly.”
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adj
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Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
“He grew complacent as the years rolled on and the money rolled in.”
“England will feel confident but not complacent against Ukraine, and the shock exit of France to Switzerland shows no-one can be taken lightly.”
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Unduly unworried or apathetic with regard to a need or problem.
“He tried to paint his audience as complacent, yelling that if they weren't mad as hell then they weren't paying enough attention.”
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin complacēns (“very pleasing”), present participle of complacēre (“to please at the same time, be very pleasing”), from com- (“together”) + placēre (“to please”); see please and compare complaisant.
Words you can make from complacent
200+ playable · top: COMPLECT (16 pts)
Best play complect 16 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
13 words6-letter words
39 words- CAPCOM 14 pts
- ACCEPT 12 pts
- COEMPT 12 pts
- COMPEL 12 pts
- COPALM 12 pts
- ENCAMP 12 pts
- POMACE 12 pts
- ACCENT 10 pts
- CAMLET 10 pts
- CANCEL 10 pts
- CAPLET 10 pts
- CAPOTE 10 pts
- COMATE 10 pts
- PLACET 10 pts
- POTMAN 10 pts
- POTMEN 10 pts
- TAMPON 10 pts
- TOECAP 10 pts
- CANTLE 8 pts
- CENTAL 8 pts
- COLTAN 8 pts
- LAMENT 8 pts
- LANCET 8 pts
- LEPTON 8 pts
- LOCATE 8 pts
- LOMENT 8 pts
- MANTEL 8 pts
- MANTLE 8 pts
- MELTON 8 pts
- MENTAL 8 pts
- MOLTEN 8 pts
- OCTANE 8 pts
- OMENTA 8 pts
- PELOTA 8 pts
- PLANET 8 pts
- PLATEN 8 pts
- TEOPAN 8 pts
- ETALON 6 pts
- TOLANE 6 pts
5-letter words
90 words- CAMPO 11 pts
- CLAMP 11 pts
- CLOMP 11 pts
- COMPT 11 pts
- MECCA 11 pts
- AMPLE 9 pts
- CAMEL 9 pts
- CAMEO 9 pts
- CAPON 9 pts
- CAPOT 9 pts
- CECAL 9 pts
- CELOM 9 pts
- CLAPT 9 pts
- CLEPT 9 pts
- COACT 9 pts
- COAPT 9 pts
- COMAE 9 pts
- COMAL 9 pts
- COMET 9 pts
- COMTE 9 pts
- COPAL 9 pts
- COPEN 9 pts
- EPACT 9 pts
- MACLE 9 pts
- MACON 9 pts
- MAPLE 9 pts
- PECAN 9 pts
- PLACE 9 pts
- PONCE 9 pts
- TEMPO 9 pts
- AMENT 7 pts
- AMOLE 7 pts
- CANOE 7 pts
- CANTO 7 pts
- CENTO 7 pts
- CLEAN 7 pts
- CLEAT 7 pts
- CLONE 7 pts
- CONTE 7 pts
- COTAN 7 pts
- ECLAT 7 pts
- ENACT 7 pts
- LANCE 7 pts
- LEAPT 7 pts
- LEMAN 7 pts
- LEMON 7 pts
- LEPTA 7 pts
- MEANT 7 pts
- MELON 7 pts
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- METOL 7 pts
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- MOTEL 7 pts
- NETOP 7 pts
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- OCEAN 7 pts
- OCTAL 7 pts
- OCTAN 7 pts
- ONCET 7 pts
- PAEON 7 pts
- PALEO 7 pts
- PALET 7 pts
- PANEL 7 pts
- PANTO 7 pts
- PATEN 7 pts
- PELON 7 pts
- PENAL 7 pts
- PETAL 7 pts
- PLANE 7 pts
- PLANT 7 pts
- PLATE 7 pts
- PLEAT 7 pts
- PLENA 7 pts
- PLEON 7 pts
- TELCO 7 pts
- TEPAL 7 pts
- TOMAN 7 pts
- ALONE 5 pts
- ANOLE 5 pts
- ATONE 5 pts
- LATEN 5 pts
- LEANT 5 pts
- LENTO 5 pts
- NOTAL 5 pts
- OATEN 5 pts
- TALON 5 pts
- TOLAN 5 pts
- TONAL 5 pts
4-letter words
55 words- CAMP 10 pts
- COMP 10 pts
- ACME 8 pts
- CALM 8 pts
- CAME 8 pts
- CAMO 8 pts
- CAPE 8 pts
- CAPO 8 pts
- CECA 8 pts
- CLAM 8 pts
- CLAP 8 pts
- CLOP 8 pts
- COCA 8 pts
- COMA 8 pts
- COME 8 pts
- COPE 8 pts
- LAMP 8 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- ALEC 6 pts
- ALME 6 pts
- AMEN 6 pts
- ATOM 6 pts
- ATOP 6 pts
- CALO 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CANT 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CELT 6 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- CLAN 6 pts
- CLON 6 pts
- CLOT 6 pts
- COAL 6 pts
- COAT 6 pts
- COLA 6 pts
- COLE 6 pts
- COLT 6 pts
- CONE 6 pts
- COTE 6 pts
- LACE 6 pts
- LAME 6 pts
- LEAP 6 pts
- LEPT 6 pts
- AEON 4 pts
- ALOE 4 pts
- ALTO 4 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ELAN 4 pts
- ENOL 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- LANE 4 pts
- LATE 4 pts
- LEAN 4 pts
- LENO 4 pts
- LENT 4 pts
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