as in reckless
foolishly adventurous or bold
the overconfident quarterback made some careless decisions that cost him the game
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Recent Examples of overconfident
Balance enthusiasm with professionalism by showing energy without appearing desperate or overconfident.
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
But human physicians can also be overconfident in their reasoning abilities, and may wrongly ignore correct diagnoses offered by patients, non-physician health workers or AI systems.
—Paul Hsieh, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
At the meeting, Hanes seemed oddly nonchalant, exuding the air of an overconfident salesman.
—David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The caricature of Doug Gottlieb is the cheekily overconfident, know-it-all opinionator with no detectable filter.
—Brian Hamilton, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
But human physicians can also be overconfident in their reasoning abilities, and may wrongly ignore correct diagnoses offered by patients, non-physician health workers or AI systems.
—Paul Hsieh, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
At the meeting, Hanes seemed oddly nonchalant, exuding the air of an overconfident salesman.
—David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The caricature of Doug Gottlieb is the cheekily overconfident, know-it-all opinionator with no detectable filter.
—Brian Hamilton, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overconfident
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overconfident
Adjective
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An arrest warrant was obtained for Lacy for negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run and reckless operation of a vehicle.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Reinoso-Gallegos was arrested without incident and transported to Troop H where he was charged with operating under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, reckless driving, operating a motor vehicle at too slow speed and second-degree reckless endangerment.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The doc observes students shaping and driving courageous forms of conversation among themselves and with their institutions.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2025
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John Lewis John Lewis, born in 1940 in Troy, Alabama, was a son of sharecroppers who became one of the most courageous and enduring voices of the Civil Rights Movement.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Whether Flick would be brave and take a punt on the veteran by throwing him straight into the back line was another matter entirely, though.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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In the podcast, one of the things that struck both of us so much was this amazing, brave, vulnerable choice that the real Molly made to allow Nikki into that room to record her.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Bucs need more daredevil defenders who can wheel and steal the football.—
Rick Stroud,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
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That would be daredevil buddies Max and Benj Cave (brothers whose middle names are both Storror), Callum and Sacha Powell (also brothers), Drew Taylor, Toby Segar and Josh Burnett-Blake, who started out simply horsing around, filming pranks and sharing them online.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
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But the assumption of massive demand has proven foolhardy.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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His flashiest assists were offset by foolhardy turnovers.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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Nick, the son of shipping tycoon Massimo Marone (Joseph Mascolo), often was depicted as an adventurous and ambitious man who worked as a sea captain.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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There’s so much talent in New York, and diners are more curious, more adventurous, and more informed than ever.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Overconfident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overconfident. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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