UNCOMPLACENT Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

uncomplacent

adjective

Definition of uncomplacent

as in self-distrustful

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Adjective

Fresh off a massive four-year, $180-million contract extension that solidified Reaves as a legitimate star player, the humble Arkansas native has elevated his game with the same mindset taught to him from his parents and older brother.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
In the early days, players were humble, and genuinely grateful just to have a place in the United States to play.

— Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of humble

Adjective

Harris describes her as being both an excited collaborator and remarkably egoless about not being at the center of the process.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
The Knicks then defined teamwork during their postseason surge past the Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers and Spurs, coming together as a cohesive, egoless juggernaut.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026

Definition of egoless

Adjective

The Coopop Bobber is exactly that – an electric two-wheeler that borrows the visual swagger of a custom bobber and pairs it with the decidedly more modest performance of a European electric moped.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Oct. 2026
Even a modest slice of commerce flowing through AI agents would reshape how consumers shop, and travel is where that shift is already visible.

— Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of modest

Adjective

As the trailer tells us, the pleasantly diffident Mona (Moore) is thrown way out of orbit following an audition for a musical show.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 June 2026
To strangers, Kay seemed demure, diffident, even shy, an impression her youthful appearance helped create.

— Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of diffident

Adjective

In his eyes, most conventional medical practitioners are timid and overly literal-minded.

— D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
But if El-Sayed and other progressives were to fall short, that could make Democrats more timid about being ambitious in the 2028 campaign and afterward.

— Dylan Scott, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of timid

Adjective

Others seemed meek, with downcast eyes that refused to meet the camera.

— Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Moore plays Mona, a meek, thoroughly unseen wife and mother who impulsively decides to audition for a community theater musical despite having no experience.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of meek

Adjective

Uneasy feelings activate self-critical thoughts as the moon agitates Chiron.

— USA TODAY, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
OpenAI’s detailed, self-critical account of pausing its own model functions as a claim to that same safety-conscious ground, whether or not that was the intent behind it.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of self-critical

Adjective

Whereas Samaan is almost pathologically unassertive, Fatimah knows how to work her smile as well as her body, covering stark vulnerability with a flinty sense of self-protection.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
This film, so seemingly unassertive, apparently rambling and plotless, has a devastating impact and aftershock.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026

Definition of unassertive

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