overconfident

[oh-ver-kon-fi-duhnt]

adjective

1. too confident.

   Synonyms: heedless, reckless, arrogant, bold, cocksure, certain, sure

overconfident

/ ˌəʊvəˈkɒnfɪdənt /

adjective

1. excessively confident

Other Word Forms

• overconfidence noun
• overconfidently adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of overconfident¹

First recorded in 1610–20; over- + confident

Example Sentences

That "manifested as being quite contrary and overconfident in how everyone else should be living... and how I needed to be", she says.

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But there’s no question that liberal culture, broadly speaking, became disastrously overconfident.

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Inosuke — who was raised by wild animals — is impulsive and overconfident, always eager to jump into fights to prove he is the strongest fighter of them all.

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The overconfident committee hypothetically placed skiing sports in areas with no anticipated snowfall.

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Najimy, who plays Peggy Hill as a kind but frequently overconfident retired substitute teacher, remembers very clearly her audition for “King of the Hill” 27 years ago.

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Related Words

• brash 
• careless 
• cocky 
• presumptuous 
• pushy 
• reckless