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Common collocations with complacent in American Collocation

complacent adjective

US /kəmˈpleɪs(ə)nt/

very

astonishingly
dangerously
too

Some candidates are too complacent, and are not doing the necessary preparation.

rather

a little
rather
somewhat

I thought his attitude towards the risks of the plan was somewhat complacent.

assumption
attitude
belief

He said that he was amazed at the complacent attitude to work-place stress in some companies.

appear
become
feel
get
grow
remain
seem

People are becoming complacent about the potential risks to public health.