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Recent Examples of overconfidence
The prevailing view is that this overconfidence stems from narcissism.
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ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
In Greek tragedy, hubris — overconfidence or arrogance — leads otherwise capable leaders to their downfall.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Stress or overconfidence distorts risk perception and influences decisions far more than spreadsheets.
—Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Stimulants like cocaine or methamphetamine may lead to overconfidence and aggressive driving.
—Andrew Yockey, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overconfidence
ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
In Greek tragedy, hubris — overconfidence or arrogance — leads otherwise capable leaders to their downfall.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Stress or overconfidence distorts risk perception and influences decisions far more than spreadsheets.
—Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Stimulants like cocaine or methamphetamine may lead to overconfidence and aggressive driving.
—Andrew Yockey, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overconfidence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overconfidence
Noun
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In a post dripping with arrogance, Lynch dished out demeaning nicknames for her recent opponents.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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This propensity for mental acrobatics, alongside his immense arrogance, was how Epstein rationalized his crimes to himself.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Somehow, though, Chalamet has skirted major repercussions for his cockiness.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
22 Dec. 2025
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Most of the Teds depicted are young—discovering the look, and discovering themselves, in the full flush of masculine cockiness.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
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This reawakens your joy, passion and self-confidence, making your dating life feel fun again.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Her Florence by Mills fashion brand also serves as an extension of her personal style with inclusive ready-to-wear, loungewear, activewear and intimates rooted in self-confidence, optimism and comfort, with prices ranging from $8 to $85.—
Emily Mercer,
Footwear News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The captain also saw what everyone else did on Saturday, too — Michkov’s confidence seems to be on the rise.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Truly’s confidence and abilities certainly don’t appear to be an issue.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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To me, that’s a sign of growing self-assurance, not intolerance.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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There are very few people who have Posey’s level of self-assurance.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Democrats are not ready to cave to GOP pressure to reopen the government without more assurances on health insurance subsidies, and Republicans are not opening the door to further concessions.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Before shelling out a significant portion of their cash for a diamond engagement ring or other fine jewelry, purchasers depended on conventional jewelers for in-person assurance for decades.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Some feminists saw that as presumption, skipping the long price of admission—slights, salaries, stares.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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All these tropes — gaydar and girls without it — make for easier narratives, but the presumption that the codes of the heart can be deciphered on the body is one that, outside the world of absurdist comedy — and probably sometimes within it as well — can wound and damage.—
Kelly Foster Lundquist,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Overconfidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overconfidence. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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