Complacent
Complacent adjective - Having too high an opinion of oneself.
Usage example: a complacent junior exec who was certain of his indispensability to the company
Uppity and complacent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Uppity" instead an adjective "Complacent".
Uppity
Uppity adjective - Having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.
Usage example: uppity social climbers who were the biggest snobs in town
Complacent and uppity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Complacent" instead an adjective "Uppity".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- self-important and complacent
- self-important and uppity
- haughty and complacent
- haughty and uppity
- snooty and complacent
- snooty and uppity
- pompous and complacent
- pompous and uppity
- arrogant and complacent
- arrogant and uppity
- superior and complacent
- superior and uppity
- conceited and complacent
- conceited and uppity
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