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.
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Caitlin Flanagan,
The Atlantic,
12 Nov. 2022
At 65, the uncomplaining, modestly dressed Hornclaw appears to be a model senior citizen.
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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.
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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.
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David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Dec. 2019
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
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Be patient with kids and romantic partners, because squabbles might arise.
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Reducing friction often comes down to simple improvements such as online scheduling, prompt follow-up and easy access to key patient information.
Adjective
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Instead, in much of popular culture, men often get messages encouraging them to be stoic and unemotional.
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Your instinct may be to focus on logistics while avoiding your emotions… but unfortunately for you, this season is anything but stoic.
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Richards gave millions of dollars to the cult, Eternal Values, while living a double life as both a globe-trotting supermodel and obedient cult member, as reported in a recent story in The Hollywood Reporter.
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The Flaws are the typical employees of a German government office – quiet, obedient and spectacularly bad at their jobs.
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That is the bargain of passive investing working exactly as designed.
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Send a passive rover up a loose, sandy slope steeper than 15 degrees, and it will likely get stuck, spin its wheels, or risk a catastrophic tip-over.
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“Uncomplaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncomplaining. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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