OVERCONFIDENT Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

overconfident

adjective

ˌō-vər-ˈkän-fə-dənt

Definition of overconfident

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 As for which generations are most overconfident in their repair abilities? — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 1 July 2026 Ken Leung plays the perpetually overconfident master firebender Commander (and later Admiral) Zhao. — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026 The former Danish goalkeeper may not be from around these parts, but that didn't stop him from dropping an eerily accurate comparison between two overconfident but long-suffering sports programs. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026 Vaccine discussions continue to be distorted by bad-faith actors and overconfident non-clinicians. — Adam Goodcoff, STAT, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for overconfident

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overconfident

Adjective

The engineer abruptly resigned after refusing to contribute to a reckless corporate competition that could ultimately lead to uncontrollable AI.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
None were remotely reckless, and none prevented a promising attack, which are the usual triggers for cautions.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of reckless

Adjective

Fine publicly praised his wife following her testimony, describing her as strong and courageous in a statement read outside the courthouse by attorney Douglas Wigdor.

— Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Why Jaissle and ‘vertical, attacking football’ If bringing in eight players under 24 was courageous, opting for a 38-year-old head coach who had never managed in Europe’s top-five leagues was extremely bold.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of courageous

Adjective

New England Patriots guard Joe Andruzzi had three brothers, all New York City firefighters, who — like so many of their brave counterparts — rushed to the World Trade Center in an attempt to save lives after the towers were struck.

— Michael Silver, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Combined with a brutal noon start time that provided no shade or relief throughout the game, the conditions meant there weren’t many fans brave enough, or quite frankly dumb enough, to endure a heat index of roughly 105 degrees.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of brave

Adjective

In the late nineties and two-thousands, Hsu and his daredevil friends had proudly put their sleepy Silicon Valley city on the map as an unlikely skateboarding capital.

— Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
News earlier in the month, Johnson and East chatted about life at home with their three little ones, and shared which kid is taking on a daredevil personality.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

Definition of daredevil

Adjective

Vindell, who was wearing a green four-leaf clover T-shirt to honor McHugh, remembered her cousin as someone who was adventurous and always smiling.

— Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Dora the Explorer Across eight increasingly adventurous seasons, Dora the Explorer taught us that active participation was not only cool but often the key to unlocking life’s great secrets.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of adventurous

Adjective

Canada, understandably, has no interest in becoming the 51st state, but becoming the honorary 28th member of the European Union would be foolhardy.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2026
The idea that the security premium would vanish with an agreement to reopen the Straits is perhaps foolhardy, but as long as there are no major attacks, the premium should remain minimal.

— Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026