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uncomplaining

British  
/ ˌʌnkəmˈpleɪnɪŋ /

adjective

  1. not complaining or resentful; resigned

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It is difficult for Spaniards to face up to the fact that they lived, largely uncomplaining, under an autocrat for 36 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

“It’s part of why I love our country. Not just the beauty – or the football - also the sort of quiet, uncomplaining resilience. The togetherness of the countryside. That is the best of British.”

From BBC • May 28, 2024

At 65, the uncomplaining, modestly dressed Hornclaw appears to be a model senior citizen.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2022

At first, Jacob is a vacant and uncomplaining patient.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2021

The boy had found some crayons and painted his facemask with fangs and he trudged on uncomplaining.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

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