overconfident

Speech parts

1. overconfident - Adjective

2. overconfident - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Confident to excess.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

positive cocksure forward entitled assured bold proud confident vain rash arrogant reckless pompous overbearing audacious
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Antonyms

old bashful modest afraid cautious anxious
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Examples

Early in my career I was accused of being overconfident and even cocky, but I really was confident that I had done the training and didn't see any other reason to say otherwise. Alberto Salazar

Never be afraid to fail. Failure is only a stepping stone to improvement. Never be overconfident because that will block your improvement. Tony Jaa

We're generally overconfident in our opinions and our impressions and judgments. Daniel Kahneman

Political columnists and sports pundits are rewarded for being overconfident. Daniel Kahneman

Almost everyone's instinct is to be overconfident and read way too much into a hot or cold streak. Nate Silver

There is something to be said about a guy who is attractive and doesn't know it. I hate men who are overconfident. Kiele Sanchez

Close letter words and terms

overconditioned overcone overconfidence overconfidently overconfluence overconfluency