as in patient
accepting pains or hardships calmly or without complaint
an uncomplaining hardworking single mother of five
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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.
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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
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
At 65, the uncomplaining, modestly dressed Hornclaw appears to be a model senior citizen.
—Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2022
The sunflower has always been so hardworking, so uncomplaining.
—Charlotte Mendelson, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2020
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
The story is always written as a tearjerker, with praise for the person’s uncomplaining attitude; a car is usually donated to the subject in the end.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2017
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
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
At 65, the uncomplaining, modestly dressed Hornclaw appears to be a model senior citizen.
—Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2022
The sunflower has always been so hardworking, so uncomplaining.
—Charlotte Mendelson, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2020
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
The story is always written as a tearjerker, with praise for the person’s uncomplaining attitude; a car is usually donated to the subject in the end.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncomplaining
Adjective
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These tasks obviously require patient interaction, customization and hands-on adjustments that AI cannot fully automate.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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But Stewart, who reviewed patient files and testimony from mental health professionals and spoke with staff and people in custody, found such efforts were falling short.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Josh Duhamel portrays Staten Kirkland, a stoic rancher fighting to save his family’s land and legacy in the Netflix drama series Ransom Canyon.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Researchers say that because boys still face the expectation to be stoic, their struggles more often show up in their behavior.—
Claire Cain Miller,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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The twist offered in this tale is that this dutiful and obedient AI proceeds to gobble up all the available resources on earth to maximally achieve this goal.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The twist offered in this tale is that this dutiful and obedient AI proceeds to gobble up all the available resources on earth to maximally achieve this goal.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The two companies have said the aim is to support stories that go beyond testimonial narratives, presenting displaced and migrant people with agency and shifting the narrative away from victimhood and passive representation.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 May 2025
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The first is that the arms holding the rotors have been shaped into slim airfoils capable of generating some passive lift at cruise speed.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 May 2025
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“Uncomplaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncomplaining. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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