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complacency

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of complacency

an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements

a momentary complacency that was quickly dispelled by the shock of cold reality

Synonyms of complacency

bighead, complacence, conceit, conceitedness, ego, egotism, pomposity, pompousness, pride, pridefulness, self-admiration, self-conceit, self-esteem, self-glory, self-importance, self-love, self-satisfaction, smugness, swelled head, vaingloriousness, vainglory, vainness, vanity

Words Related to complacency

assurance, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence

self-righteousness

arrogance, disdainfulness, haughtiness, imperiousness, lordliness, self-assertion, snobbishness, superciliousness, superiority

hubris, overconfidence, presumption

pretense (or pretence), pretension, pretentiousness

egoism, self-centeredness, selfishness

self-pride, self-respect

Near Antonyms of complacency

diffidence, self-doubt

self-disgust, self-hate, self-loathing

altruism, unselfishness

bashfulness, demureness, shyness, timidity, timidness

passiveness, passivity

Antonyms of complacency

humbleness, humility, modesty

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