overconfident

adjective

over·con·fi·dent ˌō-vər-ˈkän-fə-dənt

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Synonyms of overconfident next

: excessively or unjustifiably confident : having too much confidence (as in one's abilities or judgment)

an overconfident driver

wasn't overconfident about their chances of winning

… he often starts cold, missing a few shots, allowing his opponent to get on a roll, to get overconfident.—

Brett Forrest

overconfidently adverb

overconfidently predicted the team would win

Examples of overconfident in a Sentence

the overconfident quarterback made some careless decisions that cost him the game

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Oren — handsome, overconfident — was an obvious contender. —

James D. Walsh, Curbed, 12 Aug. 2024 Republicans, with their congenitally overconfident candidate and an entire political operation premised on telling the Republican electorate that Trump’s defeat is literally impossible, have a different problem. —

Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024 Generally, men tend to be overconfident investors, whereas women generally are more risk-aware and tend to hold onto their investments, according to Green. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024 Other patients are overconfident, which could lead to injuries. —

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