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Recent Examples of overconfidence
In today’s business environment, change and disruption are constant, and overconfidence can be the downfall of a senior leader.
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Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
And so his default or resting position is like awesomeness, overconfidence.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
However, this can lead to overconfidence and misjudgment.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Alcohol impairment often leads to overconfidence, which may be the result of speeding, weaving through traffic and ignoring traffic signals, the Colorado Department of Transportation says.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
And so his default or resting position is like awesomeness, overconfidence.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
However, this can lead to overconfidence and misjudgment.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Alcohol impairment often leads to overconfidence, which may be the result of speeding, weaving through traffic and ignoring traffic signals, the Colorado Department of Transportation says.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overconfidence
Noun
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Solskjaer felt that overconfidence bordering on arrogance might be PSG’s Achilles’ heel.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Titan: Plunges into the chilling 2023 submersible tragedy, peeling back the layers of ambition, arrogance, and a lack of oversight that led to catastrophe.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2025
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Kajabi’s data shows that entrepreneurial creators make 25% more than their social-first counterparts and are 20% more likely to report higher self-confidence and self-esteem.—
Kristen Bousquet,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Bradford thought Trump would respect his self-confidence; Trump instead was just mind-blown by a man putting his job on the line for no reason.—
Laura Bassett,
Rolling Stone,
14 Apr. 2025
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For months, Beijing has been projecting an air of strength and confidence in its ability to withstand an escalating trade war with the US.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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Correlation isn’t causation, but continuity and confidence just might be contagious.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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That self-assurance helped the gifted actor make history, becoming the youngest person to sign a first-look deal at a studio at 14 years old.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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With layers that start below the chin and frame your face so flattering, this hairstyle is supposed to exude the self-assurance and effortlessly chic attitude of the quintessential 1990s model cuts (think Cindy Crawford and Claudia Schiffer).—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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That means aid workers have no assurance the military won’t strike them.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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The gap between vague assurances and complex data fuels frustration among those waiting.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The presumption has been that the way to protect freedom of speech is through a deregulated marketplace, and speech on social media platforms is no exception.—
Michael Gregory,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2025
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On the other hand, Fielder incorporates the response of viewers who’ve assessed him with the same distance, presumption and limited information that mark his own relationship to pilots.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Overconfidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overconfidence. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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