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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
  • Prosecutors allege Beckett recklessly caused the child's death after drunkenly placing the girl inside the spa tub at the hotel.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Diontae Nicole Beckett, 25, is accused of recklessly causing the infant's death on May 11.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of recklessly
Adverb
  • The governor’s previous proposal had also tied the loss of bonuses to a finding by state regulators that a utility acted imprudently in its maintenance and wildfire mitigation protocols ahead of the fire’s start.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • That means Edison will be fully reimbursed for the billions of dollars in Eaton fire damages by a state fund that Newsom’s legislation created unless outside parties can prove Edison acted imprudently, negligently or worse.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of imprudently
Adverb
  • Y’know, the two living, breathing, helpless children forced to sit idle while their mother and (almost) step-father constantly and brazenly risk abandoning them.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Jealousy and entitlement steer the actions of middling white writer June Hayward, who brazenly steals the manuscript of her much more talented friend, Chinese-American author, Athena Liu, after being the sole witness to Athena’s death.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of brazenly
Adverb
  • When Judy somewhat impulsively leads a pack of protesters inside the SF federal building, what follows will only spark further change.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Frankie impulsively breaks Taylor out of hospice care for one final night of fun and debauchery, but what promises to be a night of hedonism quickly becomes something much more complicated.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of impulsively
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  • 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 16 Sep. 2026.

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