complacent
adj/kəmˈpleɪsənt/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin complacēns (“very pleasing”), present participle of complacēre (“to please at the same time, be very pleasing”), from com- (“together”) + placēre (“to please”); see please and compare complaisant.
1
Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
- He grew complacent as the years rolled on and the money rolled in.
- England will feel confident but not complacent against Ukraine, and the shock exit of France to Switzerland shows no-one can be taken lightly.2021 June 29, Phil McNulty, “England 2-0 Germany”, in BBC Sport:
2
Unduly unworried or apathetic with regard to a need or problem.
- He tried to paint his audience as complacent, yelling that if they weren't mad as hell then they weren't paying enough attention.
- Synonyms
- smug, self-satisfied, placid
- Derived terms
- complacently, complacentry, overcomplacent, self-complacent, uncomplacent
- Related terms
- complacence, complacency