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overambitious

ADJECTIVE
pretentious
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arty exaggerated grandiose hollow overblown pompous showy stilted turgid
STRONG
ostentatious
WEAK
affected assuming aureate big bombastic chichi conspicuous euphuistic extravagant feigned flamboyant flashy flaunting flowery gaudy grandiloquent high-flown high-sounding highfalutin imposing inflated jazzy la-di-da lofty magniloquent mincing ornate puffed up put on rhetorical specious splashy swank too-too tumid utopian vainglorious
Antonyms
STRONGEST
genuine honest moderate modest plain simple
WEAK
humble unconceited

Example Sentences

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"I have got 30 years in policing, I've worked in this area. I live here… It might be overambitious, but I think we're going to do very well."

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

He was initially expected to miss two to four weeks with the current injury, a timetable that turned out to be a bit overambitious.

From Washington Times • Sep. 7, 2022

“The word implied something bombastic and overambitious, which seemed accurate enough,” Mr. Tomkins quoted her as saying.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2022

“That said, I think if the guy wasn’t so positive, or overambitious about the timelines, I don’t know if Prime Air would exist.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2022

It was starting to feel a bit overambitious.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows