overconfident
adjective
over·con·fi·dent
ˌō-vər-ˈkän-fə-dənt 
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: 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.—
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overconfidently
adverb
overconfidently predicted the team would win
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But in a surprising turn of events for everyone except the elementary school’s overconfident leader, the Grammy and Academy Award-winning musician and filmmaker who hails from Philadelphia shows up and solidifies Ava’s former cool girl status in front of all of her colleagues.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
Sources from the period reported him as overconfident in his team's ability to whip any Mexican fighting units, and had even left some of their weapons and ammunition behind in a wagon outside of town.
—The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
An overconfident public could then become a liability for India’s political leadership, forcing it to magnify minor quarrels with other societies and pushing it toward riskier strategies and more uncompromising stances.
—Rohan Mukherjee, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2024
What emerged was a picture of a veteran workaholic attorney with a storied Los Angeles career (Kenner has litigated roughly 500 trials since 1968) whose management of Michel’s complex case could at best be described as overconfident and improvisational, and at worst self-dealing and deceptive.
—Michael Ames, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2024
His movie character — there is really only one — is an extension of his stand-up act: frenetic, self-deprecating yet overconfident, fast-talking and, most important, LOUD.
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Psychologists have found that when people evaluate themselves, those who perform the worst are often the most overconfident in their abilities.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2024
The interception is the first turnover of the game.
25d ago / 4:35 PM PST
Bay Area law enforcement already bracing for 49ers win
David K. Li
This might be about 50% prudent and 50% overconfident.
—NBC News, 29 Jan. 2024
The beloved Netflix reality show, which pits overconfident home chefs against each other in hilarious competitions to see who can create the least-terrible concoction, is spawning a spin-off that attempts to set its hapless bakers up for success.
—Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 17 July 2023
Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
Sources from the period reported him as overconfident in his team's ability to whip any Mexican fighting units, and had even left some of their weapons and ammunition behind in a wagon outside of town.
—The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
An overconfident public could then become a liability for India’s political leadership, forcing it to magnify minor quarrels with other societies and pushing it toward riskier strategies and more uncompromising stances.
—Rohan Mukherjee, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2024
What emerged was a picture of a veteran workaholic attorney with a storied Los Angeles career (Kenner has litigated roughly 500 trials since 1968) whose management of Michel’s complex case could at best be described as overconfident and improvisational, and at worst self-dealing and deceptive.
—Michael Ames, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2024
His movie character — there is really only one — is an extension of his stand-up act: frenetic, self-deprecating yet overconfident, fast-talking and, most important, LOUD.
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Psychologists have found that when people evaluate themselves, those who perform the worst are often the most overconfident in their abilities.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2024
The interception is the first turnover of the game.
25d ago / 4:35 PM PST
Bay Area law enforcement already bracing for 49ers win
David K. Li
This might be about 50% prudent and 50% overconfident.
—NBC News, 29 Jan. 2024
The beloved Netflix reality show, which pits overconfident home chefs against each other in hilarious competitions to see who can create the least-terrible concoction, is spawning a spin-off that attempts to set its hapless bakers up for success.
—Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 17 July 2023
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“Overconfident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overconfident. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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