Complacency is an English word with synonyms like satisfaction. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Complacency in a sentence
Complacency meaning
- A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble.
- An instance of self-satisfaction.
- Passivity as a result of contentment with the current situation.
Synonyms of Complacency
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Using Complacency
- The main meaning on this page is: A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble. | An instance of self-satisfaction. | Passivity as a result of contentment with the current situation.
- Useful related words include: complacence, self-complacency, self-satisfaction, satisfaction.
- Possible Dutch translations are: zelfgenoegzaamheid, zelftevredenheid.
- In the example corpus, complacency often appears in combinations such as: of complacency, complacency and, against complacency.
Context around Complacency
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Complacency
- In this selection, "complacency" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fact, encouraging, let, creep and began stand out and add context to how "complacency" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include absolutely no complacency and added that complacency could have. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "complacency" sits close to words such as aca, ashford and atlantis, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with complacency
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But complacency is dangerous, he added. (6 words)
And we are certainly not encouraging complacency. (7 words)
That need not be confused with complacency. (7 words)
Killers of the Flower Moon is, at last, a great bellow of outrage echoing through the void of Ernest Burkhart, one of this director’s most pathetic, interesting specimens, a human jellyfish complicit in his complacency. (36 words)
Sir Keir told his new team that the party had made “real progress” but there was “a long, long way to go”, opening Tuesday’s shadow cabinet meeting by saying there could be “absolutely no complacency”. (36 words)
International comparisons are always complicated, and the truth from any set of statistics is difficult to determine but there is no room for complacency that our health spending is near the top of the league. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
There is no room for complacency, in fact, complacency in the middle of this pandemic can kill," he said.
And we are certainly not encouraging complacency.
And you don’t let complacency creep into your game.
A party insider said, тАЬMaharashtra is the second largest state and cannot afford any complacency.
Argentina fought their way through the soft side of the draw with gusto, but that will not be enough against a New Zealand team who are not showing any signs of complacency.
But complacency is dangerous, he added.
Complacency began to creep in and Daniels was guilty of dwelling on the ball when he was pickpocketed by Rob Apter.
He added that complacency could have been compounded by an over-reliance on technological means to monitor Gaza, leading to a false sense of security.
He continued: “There is no room for complacency.
His complacency in celebrating the monarchy only serves to show he has yet to be disillusioned.
In response, leaders at the trust said their staff "should be very proud" though warned against complacency.
International comparisons are always complicated, and the truth from any set of statistics is difficult to determine but there is no room for complacency that our health spending is near the top of the league.
Killers of the Flower Moon is, at last, a great bellow of outrage echoing through the void of Ernest Burkhart, one of this director’s most pathetic, interesting specimens, a human jellyfish complicit in his complacency.
Lynch has described his book as “an attempt at radical empathy” – using fiction to break through the normalised, it-couldn’t-happen-here complacency of a western society saturated in global news.
People are upset not so much by Busan’s rout but by the fact that it was the result of the same complacency and misguided conviction with which the Yoon administration has governed the country.
Sir Keir told his new team that the party had made “real progress” but there was “a long, long way to go”, opening Tuesday’s shadow cabinet meeting by saying there could be “absolutely no complacency”.
Speaking of fear of change, complacency within the talent of an organization is a surefire stifler of growth.
That need not be confused with complacency.
The armed forces have since apologised for their complacency as they vowed to safeguard the lives and properties of Kaduna residents and citizens of Nigeria.
The club were accused of incompetency in the wake of transfer deadline day, but it is complacency that will be of greater concern moving forward.
Common combinations with complacency
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of complacency 21×
- complacency and 17×
- against complacency 16×
- for complacency 12×
- no complacency 7×
- complacency in 5×
- and complacency 5×
- complacency that 5×
- complacency of 5×
- to complacency 5×