overconfident

Example Sentences

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Overconfident people erroneously believe that they are more effective than they actually are.

From Scientific American • Aug. 2, 2019

Overconfident in my knowledge and ability, I was often on the wrong side of the trade.

From Forbes • May 14, 2015

Overconfident lotharios who ask out every woman they see, and who aren’t fazed when they get turned down, are over time likely to do better than wallflowers who never ask anyone out.

From Time • Jul. 13, 2012

Overconfident, I carelessly turned onto my home street in Arlington, where the snow remained deep, at least six inches, and unplowed immediately after the storm.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2011

Overconfident, as he readily admitted, he had been led astray by bad weather-reporting and rain static on the radio, had come down through the overcast thinking he was at Newark, had found a hillside instead.

From Time Magazine Archive