Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of complaisance Yet electing to be private doesn’t amount to complaisance or complicity. Lesley M.m. Blume, Town & Country, 6 Dec. 2022 Sammy’s awareness of his mother’s infidelity, his father’s complaisance, and how both were relieved by his creative Boy Scout merit-badge projects and fantasies requires a separate article. Armond White, National Review, 16 Nov. 2022 What is lost is the look of complaisance that defines young founders looking for capital. Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 2 Mar. 2021 There are more emphatic reasons for the market’s complaisance. Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for complaisance
friendliness
Noun
  • Their friendliness with the crew seems to have paid off: Tests suggest the adult cat was mainly eating fish and meats like pork, poultry and beef.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2025
  • Many of them are encouraged at friendliness to their cause in the Trump administration.
    Emily Brooks, The Hill, 1 May 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Complaisance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complaisance. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!