Thesaurus / overconfident
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Basically, I was like as if I were in one of these studies where I start off and I’m like, “I don’t know,” and then I get really overconfident, and then I do it a little more and then my confidence goes down.
WHY DO WE SEEK COMFORT IN THE FAMILIAR? (EP. 445)STEPHEN J. DUBNERDECEMBER 24, 2020FREAKONOMICS
The NFL can’t afford to be bullheaded, rigid and overconfident.
THE CORONAVIRUS HAS TURNED THE NFL INTO A JOKE, AND NOBODY SHOULD BE LAUGHINGJERRY BREWERNOVEMBER 30, 2020WASHINGTON POST
He admits he was overconfident for such a big day—and it nearly cost him.
TRAINING FOR BIG-WAVE SURFING? IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD.KADE KRICHKONOVEMBER 22, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINE
They might not be right next time, of course — no analyst should get too overconfident in their predictions.
RESPECT THE HUSTLE, NOT THE STUPIDITYDANNY CRICHTONOCTOBER 22, 2020TECHCRUNCH
Numerous incidents of a similar nature had made us overconfident.
THE ESCAPE OF A PRINCESS PATGEORGE PEARSON
The preliminary encounter was a mortifying experience for the sextet of overconfident youth.
THE DOOMSMANVAN TASSEL SUTPHEN
Either someone slipped up in his briefing, or the Reds are overconfident and don't care about the rules.
THE TIME TRADERSANDRE NORTON
We don't want him to get clawed by going forward in foolishly overconfident forays.
PIECES OF HATEHEYWOOD BROUN
"The French are always something overconfident and boastful, I think," said Corinne gravely.
FRENCH AND ENGLISHEVELYN EVERETT-GREEN
Dinna you see that noo he considers you as an overconfident young fool whom hes going to take the conceit out of?
THE SNOW-BURNERHENRY OYEN
WORDS RELATED TO OVERCONFIDENT
- arrant
- assuming
- assumptive
- audacious
- barefaced
- blatant
- bold
- boldfaced
- brash
- brassy
- brazen
- bumptious
- cheeky
- cocky
- contumelious
- cool
- familiar
- flip
- forward
- fresh
- immodest
- impertinent
- insolent
- malapert
- nervy
- off-base
- overbold
- overconfident
- pert
- presuming
- presumptuous
- procacious
- pushy
- rude
- sassy
- saucy
- smart
- smart-alecky
- unabashed
- unblushing
- wise
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