Complacent

medium

kum-PLAY-sunt

adjective

Definition

Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements

Examples

The team became complacent after their early success.
We must not be complacent about climate change.

Synonyms

self-satisfiedsmugunconcernedcontented

Antonyms

dissatisfiedvigilantanxiousdiscontented

Categories

GRE Tip

Complacent is a medium-difficulty GRE word. On the GRE, you might see it paired with synonyms like "self-satisfied" or "smug" in Sentence Equivalence questions. Look for contrast clues (however, despite, although) that signal the opposite meaning. Words like "dissatisfied".

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