overconfidently

adverb

as in recklessly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overconfidently
  1. recklessly
  2. imprudently
  3. brazenly
  4. impulsively
  5. rashly
  6. impetuously
  7. brashly
  8. heedlessly
Adverb
  • But the parks department will involve law enforcement when people behave recklessly, parks director Nick Walker said.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Court records show he's been charged with third-degree murder, strangulation, involuntary manslaughter and recklessly endangering another person.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of recklessly
Adverb
  • The heart of the dispute is how to handle claims by employees that plan sponsors have invested their retirement funds imprudently.
    — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The lawsuit alleged the fund consistently underperformed those benchmarks and that the committee acted imprudently by keeping it without further investigation.
    — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of imprudently
Adverb
  • Greenspan’s cooking is equal parts nostalgic and swashbuckling, with a menu that brazenly reimagines foods most Jewish Americans hold near and dear.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The aides arranged press junkets, invented sources, and planted stories that brazenly inverted popular views.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of brazenly
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  • Moore plays Mona, a meek, thoroughly unseen wife and mother who impulsively decides to audition for a community theater musical despite having no experience.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than ignore anomalies or react impulsively, strategic leaders leverage their instinct to dig deeper, stress-test assumptions and uncover what’s hidden beneath corporate polish.
    — David Farbman, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of impulsively
Adverb
  • After rashly stealing a man’s cigarette lighter on the subway, Ingeborg trips while making her getaway, resulting in a tibia fracture that threatens to take her out of commission for months on end.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
  • No one should approach the AI situation rashly.
    — Revana Sharfuddin, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
Definition of rashly
Adverb
  • Moreover, Elliott does not act impetuously in its activism.
    — Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2025
Definition of impetuously
Adverb
  • There was Anthony Edwards brashly asking Watson if the Nuggets planned to foul up three at the end of regulation, before draining an incredible shot to force overtime.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Some are steeping themselves in traditional ingredients and cooking techniques, while others are brashly striking out to forge creative new styles.
    — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Definition of brashly
Adverb
  • Considered from one angle, the movie is superficial and conventional, zipping heedlessly between the characters without fretting about point of view, creating scenes that don’t so much illuminate characters as simply push the story along.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Yet, future relations with Canada will be the bellwether for whether America can recover the critical alliances this administration has heedlessly ripped apart.
    — Trudy Rubin, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of heedlessly
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“Overconfidently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overconfidently. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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