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Antonyms for uncomplaining


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuhm-pleyn
Phonetic Transcription : kəmˈpleɪn



Definition of uncomplaining

Origin :
  • late 14c., "find fault, lament," from stem of Old French complaindre "to lament" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *complangere, originally "to beat the breast," from Latin com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + plangere "to strike, beat the breast" (see plague (n.)). Older sense of "lament" died out 17c. Related: Complained; complaining.
  • As in patient : adj capable, willing to endure
  • As in submissive : adj compliant
  • As in long-suffering : adj patient
Example sentences :
  • She was deeply wounded and silent, uncomplaining; she seemed to be dying hourly.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • Yet she was, as the doctor had said, calm and uncomplaining.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Thorpe gave her the mystified yet uncomplaining glance she knew so well in his eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • Eliot is all about This place, with his most uncomplaining brow.
  • Extract from : « Browning's England » by Helen Archibald Clarke
  • His air was so gay, so uncomplaining, that it was hard to believe it came from him.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • He was very brave and uncomplaining in suffering, but also very sensitive and emotional.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs » by Charles Godfrey Leland
  • Think of all the Kitty Killigrews you've poured into my uncomplaining ears!
  • Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
  • Fearless, uncomplaining, she “trusted in God and made no haste.”
  • Extract from : « Daily Thoughts » by Charles Kingsley
  • The Emperor set his men an example of uncomplaining cheerfulness.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte » by William Milligan Sloane
  • Patience, uncomplaining endurance, never yet stole the garments of joy.
  • Extract from : « Macaria » by Augusta Jane Evans Wilson

Synonyms for uncomplaining

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