uncomplacent

adjective

Definition of uncomplacentnext
as in self-distrustful

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncomplacent
  1. humble
  2. egoless
  3. modest
  4. diffident
  5. timid
  6. meek
  7. self-critical
  8. unassertive
Adjective
  • Teoscar Hernández was back from a hamstring injury, and a little bit humble.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • America's favorite investment has changed over time In 2008, as the Great Recession descended, Americans picked the humble savings account (and the certificate of deposit) as their favorite long-term investment in Gallup polls.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Definition of humble
Adjective
  • 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
  • That team featured players who cut, moved, shot, and hit the open man with an egoless ease.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Definition of egoless
Adjective
  • In a high-debt environment, even a modest increase in interest rates can add a significant fiscal burden.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • This sentiment stems from accelerating inflation, a cooling labor market, modest productivity gains, and AI's unfulfilled promise of broad wage increases.
    — William Arruda, Forbes.com, 2 July 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
  • But where the Baron is timid and bumbling, Krasznahorkai is expansive, charming, and courtly.
    — Merve Emre, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • Playing Mary Bennet — Elizabeth’s younger and more timid sister — Bruccoleri set out to portray the coming of age story of a Regency woman.
    — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 25 June 2026
Definition of timid
Adjective
  • Contrasting her with the meek, mysterious, and passive Anthy, the series examines the constrictions both men and women face via traditional gender roles, with an eye towards gender fluidity that remains radical today.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
  • The series centers on Cha Myung-jo, a meek worker at a company producing imitation character stickers who, despite nominally heading his household, lives in the shadow of his far more capable wife.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 June 2026
Definition of meek
Adjective
  • The upshot of Yale’s report, which is by far the most self-critical of the three, is that administrators bear much of the responsibility for higher education’s current predicament.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026
  • This is not about being hyper self-critical, by the way.
    — Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Definition of self-critical
Adjective
  • This film, so seemingly unassertive, apparently rambling and plotless, has a devastating impact and aftershock.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Avoiding is unassertive and uncooperative, where an individual tends to give up on their own needs and acquiesce to the desires of others by disengaging from the situation altogether.
    — Ellen Choi, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of unassertive
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