uncomplacent

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncomplacent
Adjective
  • The film stars Mark Feuerstein as Rabbi Mo, a humble leader in a high-desert Jewish community who is thrust into the role of reluctant warrior after a violent attack shakes his world.
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Chelsea may go into the new Premier League campaign wearing a gold badge on their shirts that marks them out as reigning world champions after their triumph in the United States last month but, internally, the message from the club hierarchy is to stay humble and keep working.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Disney’s initial press information on the Elio 4K Blu-ray suggests that the film is going to appear on a high-capacity 100GB disc, despite its modest 98-minute run time.
    John Archer, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The related people would be vetted, and the employer would pay a modest daily tariff (e.g., $25) for the right to employ them.
    Boston Herald, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • In the new film Hot Milk, the sensual but diffident 20-something Sofia (Emma Mackey) travels with her invalid mother, Rose (Fiona Shaw), to the Mediterranean shores of Spain in search of an experimental cure for the latter’s (possibly hypochondriac) illness.
    Erik Morse, Vogue, 26 June 2025
  • Today, they’re considered all-time greats, geniuses of melody and tension and originators of the diffident, philosophical mode that came to dominate American guitar rock in the new century.
    Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • Arab governments that for decades have been fierce advocates for the Palestinian cause are now facing criticism for their timid response to the extreme suffering in Gaza caused by Israel's war, risking a dangerous rift with their increasingly restive citizens.
    Mo Abbas, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Known for its timid and gentle nature, the snake is semiaquatic and nocturnal, feeding on earthworms in captivity.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Subsequently, Pakistan also bargained down the new American tariffs on its goods from 29% to 19% — relatively meek next to India’s rate.
    Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
  • That 19% share is meek compared with where U.S. investors are most intensely busy – in states with small populations and tourism hooks.
    Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 21 July 2025
Adjective
  • Expect results or revelations now, and avoid being too self-critical.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 3 Aug. 2025
  • Last—but definitely not least—the influence of social media, videos, and movies can be a major reason kids are overly self-critical, Bibi notes.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 21 July 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Accommodating, which is unassertive and cooperative, prioritizes the needs and preferences of others over one’s own in order to maintain harmony.
    Ellen Choi, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Uncomplacent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncomplacent. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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