uncomplacent

adjective

Definition of uncomplacentnext
as in self-distrustful

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncomplacent
  1. humble
  2. modest
  3. diffident
  4. timid
  5. meek
  6. self-critical
  7. unassertive
Adjective
  • Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Sen. Mitch McConnell, a Republican representing Kentucky and the party's longtime Senate leader, reflected on Carter's humble origins as a peanut farmer and member of the U.S. military before becoming president.
    Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The Palace of Versailles, known as château de Versailles in French, is a paragon of Baroque architecture that once served as a royal residence and the de facto capital of France—but its beginnings are far more humble.
    Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of humble
Adjective
  • Edmunds expects only a modest increase in auto sales next year, from just under 16 million vehicles this year to 16.2 million in 2025.
    Cora Lewis, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The elder Stack had started the business as a teen in 1948 as a modest bait-and-tackle supplier in Binghamton, New York.
    Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of modest
Adjective
  • Consider Chatterton’s Fields of This, an exemplary case study, as the hazy slacker rock the Oxnard, California, duo of guitarist-keyboardist Brock Pierce and multi-instrumentalist Logan Scrivner dream up is brash yet diffident.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
  • In the light of Rifkin’s diffident anguish, the heartfelt whimsy of these scenes plays like Allen’s own nostalgic reminiscence of his early, funny stuff—and of the way that his life used to be.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
Definition of diffident
Adjective
  • Off stage, his personality is unassuming and his appearance is almost timid.
    Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2024
  • But at the professional level, in addition to his lack of accuracy shooting the ball, Sheppard has looked timid and tentative on the court, passing up open shots and unable to make plays off the dribble.
    Rahat Huq, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of timid
Adjective
  • Gary starts the film as a meek, somewhat nerdy college professor, but circumstances quickly force him into the uncomfortable position of becoming an undercover police informant.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Premature predictions of renewal would be foolish and, as Howe continually stressed, Newcastle cannot allow one strong outing to be followed by another meek one.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of meek
Adjective
  • That’s an important distinction for a player as reflective and self-critical as Williams tends to be.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Riley was considerably less self-critical when asked about his team’s offensive philosophy to start the game, even though the Trojans were held to just three points in the first two quarters.
    Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
Definition of self-critical
Adjective
  • Shy and unassertive, she’s often been overlooked by others and kept to herself.
    Yasmine AlSayyad, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
  • After a time, Patterson’s play-it-down-the-middle approach feels less like the remembrances of a Renaissance man and more like evasive, unassertive hedging.
    Mark Athitakis, Washington Post, 6 June 2022
Definition of unassertive
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Thesaurus Entries Near uncomplacent

uncompetitive

uncomplacent

uncomplaining

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