as in patient
accepting pains or hardships calmly or without complaint
an uncomplaining hardworking single mother of five
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Recent Examples of uncomplaining
The story of children financially supporting their immigrant parents can feed into the myth of the Asian American model minority, which, in part, stereotypes Asian Americans as obedient, hard-working and uncomplaining.
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Mike Dang, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2023
Queen Elizabeth II was formal, interested, uncomplaining, and always respectful.
—Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic, 12 Nov. 2022
Loyal, strong, selfless, uncomplaining—step after frozen step, sled dogs have hauled people to the limits of the earth, at both poles.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2021
At 65, the uncomplaining, modestly dressed Hornclaw appears to be a model senior citizen.
—Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2022
The sunflower has always been so hardworking, so uncomplaining.
—Charlotte Mendelson, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2020
Ivey's Maggie is a pragmatic, uncomplaining woman who makes light of most difficulties, maintaining a cheery attitude — a kind of willful obliviousness — perhaps as a defense mechanism against the inevitable force of crushing reality.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2019
The story is always written as a tearjerker, with praise for the person’s uncomplaining attitude; a car is usually donated to the subject in the end.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2017
Mike Dang, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2023
Queen Elizabeth II was formal, interested, uncomplaining, and always respectful.
—Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic, 12 Nov. 2022
Loyal, strong, selfless, uncomplaining—step after frozen step, sled dogs have hauled people to the limits of the earth, at both poles.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2021
At 65, the uncomplaining, modestly dressed Hornclaw appears to be a model senior citizen.
—Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2022
The sunflower has always been so hardworking, so uncomplaining.
—Charlotte Mendelson, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2020
Ivey's Maggie is a pragmatic, uncomplaining woman who makes light of most difficulties, maintaining a cheery attitude — a kind of willful obliviousness — perhaps as a defense mechanism against the inevitable force of crushing reality.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2019
The story is always written as a tearjerker, with praise for the person’s uncomplaining attitude; a car is usually donated to the subject in the end.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncomplaining
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DoorDash customers are asked to be patient during winter and turn on their outdoor lights to help out the delivery drivers.Renee Umsted, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2025
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What still isn’t known Our research does not clarify whether the changes in dispensing patterns led to measurable changes in patient outcomes.Ashley Bradford, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025
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Oscar, older and more outwardly stoic, has no guarantees.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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Arthur and my mum share mystery novels and classical music and the kind of endless, expressive conversation that confused and exhausted my quiet, stoic, old-school European dad.Carolyn Figel, Hazlitt, 27 Nov. 2024
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His oxygen tank sat at his knees like an obedient mastiff.Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Anyone who meets the gentle, obedient boy would never call him that.Bebe Hodges, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
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Where the novel viewed race with passive indifference, the musical faced it head-on, building out peripheral Black characters and opening with a Black chorus, followed in the same scene by a white one, integrating what was typically kept on separate stages.Joshua Barone, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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This means all fans point inward, and heat exits the system through a rear passive outlet rather than some fans blowing out the back or top.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Uncomplaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncomplaining. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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