contented

content

kənˈtɛnt

adjective

in a state of peaceful happiness.

he seemed more content, less bitter

contented,satisfied,pleased,gratified,fulfilled,happy,cheerful,cheery,glad,delighted,tranquil,unworried,untroubled,at ease,at peace,comfortable,serene,placid,complacent

verb

satisfy (someone).

nothing would content her apart from going off to Barcelona

soothe,pacify,placate,appease,please,mollify,make happy,satisfy,still,silence,quieten,quiet

noun

a state of satisfaction.

the greater part of the century was a time of content

contentment,contentedness,satisfaction,fulfilment,happiness,pleasure,cheerfulness,gladness,gratification,ease,comfort,restfulness,well-being,peace,equanimity,serenity,tranquillity,placidity,placidness,repletion,complacency,self-content

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complacent

kəmˈpleɪs(ə)nt

adjective

showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.

you can’t afford to be complacent about security

smug,self-satisfied,pleased with oneself,proud of oneself,self-approving,self-congratulatory,self-admiring,self-regarding,gloating,triumphant,proud,pleased,gratified,satisfied,content,contented,careless,slack,lax,lazy,I’m-all-right-Jack,wisenheimer,shit-eating

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cheerful

ˈtʃɪəfʊl
ˈtʃɪəf(ə)l

adjective

noticeably happy and optimistic.

how can she be so cheerful at six o’clock in the morning?

happy,jolly,merry,bright,glad,sunny,joyful,joyous,light-hearted,in good spirits,in high spirits,sparkling,bubbly,exuberant,ebullient,cock-a-hoop,elated,gleeful,breezy,airy,cheery,sprightly,jaunty,animated,radiant,smiling,grinning,laughing,mirthful,frolicsome,jovial,genial,good-humoured,happy-go-lucky,carefree,unworried,untroubled,without a care in the world,full of the joys of spring,buoyant,optimistic,hopeful,full of hope,positive,content,contented,upbeat,chipper,chirpy,peppy,smiley,sparky,zippy,zingy,bright-eyed and bushy-tailed,full of beans,full of vim and vigour,peart,gay,jocund,gladsome,blithe,blithesome,of good cheer

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