COMPLACENCE Synonyms: 130 Similar and Opposite Words

complacence

noun

kəm-ˈplā-sᵊn(t)s

as in vanity

an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements the complacence of some of the rich kids at the exclusive private school

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as in disregard

lack of interest or concern someone who displayed a startling complacence toward his own financial plight

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Recent Examples of complacence Stuck here on the planet’s surface, our mundane perspective is rarely challenged, so seeing both our world and its lone natural satellite side by side is a rare gift, a jolt to our cosmic complacence. —

Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025 This flagrant exclusion of such a win-win prospect largely stems from the aversion many environmental activists have of any potential solution that might lead to complacence on aggregate consumption. —

Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 Overwhelming military strength encouraged complacence. —

T.h. Breen, The New York Review of Books, 2 Feb. 2023 The United States veered too far in the direction of complacence after the Cold War, discounting China and Russia’s competitive potential. —

Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 25 July 2022 The campaign used Ivancie’s complacence. —

oregonlive, 1 Feb. 2022 But the rise and fall of Japan's chipmakers suggests that leaders of the industry today have no room for complacence. —

Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 22 June 2021 His complacence is more nauseating than his weakness. —

Katherine Dunn, The New Yorker, 4 May 2020 But surely there must be a place for civil disobedience and protest that is sufficiently disruptive to rouse people from complacence. —

Yochai Benkler, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2012

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Open the door to the Chamber, and you're faced with a sink, a vanity, two wardrobes, and two frosted-glass doors, behind which are a shower and a toilet.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
But gone are the days when an effective routine also meant a cluttered bathroom vanity full of products—instead of needing multiple serums, sunscreens, and moisturizers to target different results, the latest products combine SPF and anti-aging effects all in one.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026