Vocabulary
Complacent
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.
Urdu meaning
آسودہ خاطر، مطمئن، خاطر جمعی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- That, however, is no reason to be complacent or assume Islamabad can maintain the diplomatic upper hand.
- However, Pakistan cannot be complacent either, as in the long term, the country may face serious problems if the IWT is not upheld.
- This is no reason for Pakistan to be complacent.
- The Pakistani political system has been soulless for so long that even the staunchest democrats have been complacent about the country`s descent into totalitarianism.
- Not that they do not see what is coming it is just that the banking model that makes them colossal profits through risk-free lending to the sovereign or a few scores of large corporations has made them complacent.
Synonyms
smug, self-satisfied, pleased with oneself, proud of oneself, self-approving, self-congratulatory
Antonyms
dissatisfied, humble
Curator example
“you can’t afford to be complacent about security”
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