Synonyms of complacent

complacent

adjective

kəm-ˈplā-sᵊnt 

1

as in nonchalant

having or showing a lack of interest or concern

the auditors were taken aback by his complacent response to their findings of fraud

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nonchalant
• casual
• apathetic
• careless
• uninterested
• unconcerned
• indifferent
• disinterested
• incurious
• detached
• perfunctory
• insouciant
• stoic
• uncurious
• calm
• numb
• aloof
• insensible
• cold
• callous
• pococurante
• halfhearted
• lukewarm
• tepid
• unemotional
• dispassionate
• insensitive
• lethargic
• remote
• listless
• heedless
• unfeeling
• mindless
• phlegmatic
• stolid
• impassive
• impervious
• unimpressed
• hard-hearted
• cool

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interested
• aware
• concerned
• mindful
• conscientious
• attentive
• sensitive
• warm
• passionate
• zealous
• keen
• ardent
• heedful
• fervent
• caring
• warmhearted

2

as in smug

having too high an opinion of oneself

a complacent junior exec who was certain of his indispensability to the company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smug
• proud
• arrogant
• vain
• confident
• conceited
• selfish
• domineering
• self-satisfied
• self-important
• important
• vainglorious
• prideful
• bigheaded
• egotistic
• egoistic
• pompous
• assured
• self-conceited
• stuck-up
• cocky
• consequential
• overweening
• biggety
• boastful
• swellheaded
• cavalier
• supercilious
• snobbish
• overconfident
• bumptious
• self-opinionated
• uppity
• swaggering
• bombastic
• blusterous
• haughty
• snobby
• snooty
• high-and-mighty
• assumptive
• blustery
• disdainful
• uppish
• braggart
• bragging
• braggy
• holier-than-thou
• masterful
• self-assured
• huffy
• self-confident
• self-assertive
• pontifical
• chesty
• superior
• pretentious
• high-handed
• toplofty
• fastuous
• presumptuous
• self-centered
• imperious
• presuming
• high-hat
• self-contented
• condescending
• patronizing
• peremptory
• lordly
• self-asserting
• self-congratulatory
• lofty
• self-engrossed
• self-glorifying
• highfalutin
• self-dramatizing
• self-promoting
• self-adulatory
• self-gratulatory
• self-affected
• self-applauding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humble
• modest
• timid
• diffident
• egoless
• meek
• self-critical
• unassertive
• uncomplacent
• unassuming
• self-doubting
• sheepish
• unpretentious
• bashful
• down-to-earth
• shy
• shrinking
• self-distrustful
• self-reproachful
• retiring
• introverted
• mousy
• self-reproving
• demure
• overmodest
• unarrogant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of complacent

Take our survey Dimon thinks markets are complacent JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has warned investors are complacent about the risks posed by geopolitical tensions. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Riders, bicycle-makers, drivers, pedestrians and lawmakers need to have their heads on swivels, as some have been too complacent about the dangers. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 July 2026

This is not the time to get complacent. — Lisa Rivera, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026

Larson is in a position to play a leading role in protecting our benefits, which are at increasing risk from this administration and complacent Republicans. — Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026