Complacent vs Satiate - What's the difference?
complacent | satiate |
Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
Apathetic with regard to an apparent need or problem.
To fill to satisfaction; to satisfy.
To satisfy to excess. To fill to satiety.
As adjectives the difference between complacent and satiate
is that complacent is uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug while satiate is filled to satisfaction or to excess.As a verb satiate is
to fill to satisfaction; to satisfy.complacent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Usage notes
* (term) should not be confused with its homophone, complaisant.Synonyms
* smug * self-satisfiedDerived terms
* (l) * self-complacentExternal links
* * ----satiate
English
Verb
(satiat)- Nothing seemed to satiate her desire for knowledge.
Usage notes
Used interchangeably with, and more common than, sate.“Monthly Gleanings: November 2011]: Sate'' versus ''satiated''.”, ''[http://blog.oup.com/ OUPblog