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Recent Examples of uncomplaining The story of children financially supporting their immigrant parents can feed into the myth of the Asian American model minority, which, in part, stereotypes Asian Americans as obedient, hard-working and uncomplaining. Mike Dang, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2023 Queen Elizabeth II was formal, interested, uncomplaining, and always respectful. Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic, 12 Nov. 2022 At 65, the uncomplaining, modestly dressed Hornclaw appears to be a model senior citizen. Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2022 Loyal, strong, selfless, uncomplaining—step after frozen step, sled dogs have hauled people to the limits of the earth, at both poles. Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2021 Ivey's Maggie is a pragmatic, uncomplaining woman who makes light of most difficulties, maintaining a cheery attitude — a kind of willful obliviousness — perhaps as a defense mechanism against the inevitable force of crushing reality. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncomplaining
Adjective
  • Because of its unfortunate history, many patient deaths occurred, and many unsettled spirits still haunt The Crescent Hotel.
    Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
  • These everyday American rituals, as seen by Durst’s curious, patient eye, seem mysterious, unexpectedly loaded with significance.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The comment is a nod to the stoic—or perhaps desensitized—demeanor of younger travelers in the face of stressors that rattle many.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Successful in disputing Dunbar’s religious exception status are true and deep, Disney’s 20th TV Friday were almost stoic in their victory.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s a difference, school leaders said, between building the confidence of girls, whom society expects to be obedient and agreeable, and building the confidence of boys, who get different societal messages.
    Melanie Asmar, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The Tyrell Corporation, a powerful company that created the replicants and profits from sending them to work on distant colonies, sees them as nothing more than obedient workers.
    Claire A. Simmers, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Active news consumers were much more likely to be politically engaged, while passive news consumers were much more likely to be disengaged or moderately engaged in politics.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Its bilayer design features an active layer that changes shape and color and a passive layer that provides stiffness and optical transparency.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Uncomplaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncomplaining. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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