overconfident
[oh-ver-kon-fi-duhnt]
- too confident.
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Origin of overconfident
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self-assured, composed, sure, gutsy, pushy, certain, audacious, confident, self-confident, unflappable, poised, brash, presumptuous, careless, cocky, reckless, foolhardy, rude, pretentious, smugExamples from the Web for over-confident
Contemporary Examples of over-confident
Yet, there is also a major problem with over-rich and over-confident oligopolies.
Historical Examples of over-confident
"You're not a man to be over-confident, Foyle," he explained.
The Grell MysteryFrank Froest
The over-confident man is a23 menace to himself and to others.
Learning to FlyClaude Grahame-White
We do not know enough about the navigation of the air to be in the least over-confident.
Learning to FlyClaude Grahame-White
Unfortunately, Yusuf was just as over-confident as Rashed had been.
The Life of Gordon, Volume IIDemetrius Charles Boulger
Yale was over-confident; Harvard was hopeful, but filled with fears.
Frank Merriwell's RacesBurt L. Standish
overconfident
- excessively confident
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