Overconfident

Quick meaning: Overconfident is an adjective meaning Too confident.

Meaning

Too confident.

Example Sentences

The downturn triggered by putting everyday life on hold to halt the infection should, we were told, be V-shaped: a shock, but one from which we’d soon bounce back. Like many comforting predictions in the early days of this pandemic, that is beginning to look alarmingly over-confident.

By propagating a "reality distortion field"—that is, mesmerizing potential employees, investors, and strategic partners so they focus on a startup's world-changing potential rather than on its real-world risks—overconfident and charismatic founders in particular are able to persuade people to commit resources under terms favorable to their new venture.

Synonyms for overconfident

Depending on context, synonyms include overweening, positive, cocksure, confident, bold.

Antonyms for overconfident

Common opposites include underconfident, unconfident.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cocksure, confident, positive, bold, hyperconfident, overoptimistic.

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