COMPLACENCY Antonyms

• the process of paying close and continuous attention

• a state of readiness to respond

• lively attentiveness

• a cherished desire

• a strong drive for success

• have as one's ambition

• (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

• a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

• a demanding or stimulating situation

• a call to engage in a contest or fight

• questioning a statement and demanding an explanation

• a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror

• a demand by a sentry for a password or identification

• take exception to

• issue a challenge to

• ask for identification

• raise a formal objection in a court of law

• showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing

• a longing for something better than the present situation

• make dissatisfied

• the feeling of being displeased and discontent

• the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

• the condition of being motivated

• the act of motivating; providing incentive

• physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)

• the trait of seeming ill at ease

• a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

• a feeling of restless agitation

• the process of paying close and continuous attention

• vigilant attentiveness