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hubristic

ADJECTIVE

cocky

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrogant brash cocksure overconfident presumptuous self-confident

WEAK

bumptious certain conceited confident egotistical hotshot know-it-all lordly nervy overweening positive smart-alecky smarty-pants sure swaggering swollen-headed vain

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cautious humble meek self-doubting unsure

WEAK

modest shy tentative timid uncertain

ADJECTIVE

cocksure

Synonyms

WEAK

arrogant brash certain cocky conceited positive sure vain

Antonyms

WEAK

diffident modest

ADJECTIVE

overconfident

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brash careless cocky presumptuous pushy reckless

WEAK

cocksure foolhardy heading for a fall heedless impudent overweening presuming rash self-assertive

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careful cautious humble modest shy

WEAK

pessimistic

Example Sentences

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“In my view, this decision is not only truly unfortunate but also hubristic and senseless.”

From Salon • Jul. 8, 2025

It’s hubristic to think you could do it and I think it takes someone kind of crazy.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024

Paul Reichmann, who died in 2013, was widely seen as the company’s ambitious, perhaps hubristic, deal maker.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2022

“It is incredibly hubristic to say I have a model, reality deviates from my model therefore reality is wrong”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2022

The hubristic longings of a child seminarian were to carry Europe out of the cloister of medieval thought.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan