UNCOMPLACENT Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

uncomplacent

adjective

Definition of uncomplacent

as in self-distrustful

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Adjective

Kahn created her holistic Botnia skincare line that grew from humble roots to now partnering with over 200 spas nationwide, including locally at Shop Good, Cleo Skincare in La Jolla, and Flowers Wellness in Rancho Bernardo.

— Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026
Skyroot officials set humble goals for the first launch of Vikram-1.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 July 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

Additionally, the bill allows cities and counties to allocate up to 20% of the funds toward building affordable homes — a modest but welcome change for Bay Area communities facing persistent shortages of affordable housing dollars.

— Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Those with more modest means are falling further behind and, perhaps most alarmingly, finding fewer pathways to the economic mobility that has helped define the American dream.

— Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 16 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

Suki, a vocal Black woman with an at times vulgar persona, whereas Althoff, a white woman, gained a reputation as an awkward, seemingly timid interviewer on her The Really Good Podcast.

— Meagan Jordan, VIBE.com, 10 July 2026
But looked at another way, Caine and other generals are being overly timid and deferential, in part because Pete Hegseth demands it.

— Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

Definition of timid

Adjective

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has never been a meek man, but his results of late — four or more losses in each of the last three seasons — spark worry about the health of his program after a dominant eight-year stretch prior.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 17 July 2026
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

Definition of meek

Adjective

Resurrection Dex’s Resurrection is an uncomfortably honest and self-critical mixtape about the British rapper attempting to reform his crooked ways.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026
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

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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