as in reckless
foolishly adventurous or bold
the overconfident quarterback made some careless decisions that cost him the game
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Recent Examples of overconfident
With any other program, that may seem like an overconfident remark — but at Carroll, a program with eight state and three national titles, competing at the highest level is the longtime expectation.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2025
Factual: The excuse an overconfident owner uses when his overzealous picks don’t pan out.
—Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
Just don't get overconfident and overtax the motor on thick, glutinous batter—or keep this running for long mixing times above 10 minutes.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 29 June 2025
First appearing in Street Fighter Alpha in 1995, Hibiki is consistently portrayed as an overconfident, arrogant and utterly feeble character.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 26 June 2025
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2025
Factual: The excuse an overconfident owner uses when his overzealous picks don’t pan out.
—Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
Just don't get overconfident and overtax the motor on thick, glutinous batter—or keep this running for long mixing times above 10 minutes.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 29 June 2025
First appearing in Street Fighter Alpha in 1995, Hibiki is consistently portrayed as an overconfident, arrogant and utterly feeble character.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overconfident
Adjective
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The charges of reckless endangerment of children are because Reed is accused of firing a gun in a parking lot where children were present, North Richland Hills police spokesperson Carissa Katekaru said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur, in contrast, cut one of the most open — stroke reckless — teams the Premier League has encountered, with different intensity levels entirely, shown above.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This is a courageous act that requires vulnerability over cowardice.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The school has been the courageous standard bearer of academic freedom in the assault on higher education.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have returned to the streets demanding a brave leadership.—
Ron Scherf,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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So carefree, fearless, brave and radiant.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Rounded plastic equipment prevents potential scraps and presumably is meant to prevent daredevil kids from climbing on top of slide tunnels or jungle gym towers.—
Carrie Lukas,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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When Francis Ford Coppola finally went into production on Megalopolis, the project carried the weight of decades of anticipation and the air of a high-wire act undertaken by a beloved, daredevil octogenarian.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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Depending on your viewpoint, Google has made either a good trade-off decision or lost its potential in a foolhardy quest for AI.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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From this perspective, Putin seems foolhardy in the extreme.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
15 Aug. 2025
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The adventurous archaeologist travels the globe looking for missing artifacts and historical treasures.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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For something more adventurous, Smyril Line runs a weekly ferry between Denmark, the Faroe Islands, and Iceland.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Overconfident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overconfident. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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