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
- 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
- abject
- accommodating
- acquiescent
- amenable
- bowing down
- calm
- comformable
- complying
- composed
- deferential
- docile
- domesticated
- dutiful
- easy-going
- enduring
- even-tempered
- forbearing
- forgiving
- gentle
- giving-in
- humble
- imperturbable
- indulgent
- ingratiating
- lenient
- long-suffering
- lowly
- malleable
- meek
- menial
- mild
- mild-tempered
- nonresistant
- nonresisting
- obedient
- obeisant
- obeying
- obsequious
- passive
- patient
- persevering
- persistent
- philosophic
- philosophical
- pliable
- pliant
- quiet
- resigned
- self-possessed
- serene
- servile
- slavish
- stoical
- subdued
- submissive
- tame
- tolerant
- tractable
- tranquil
- uncomplaining
- understanding
- unresisting
- unruffled
- untiring
- yes
- yielding
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