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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 going to happen—it would be hubristic to think it’s not,” Cline told me.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2024

James never responded with words after Dillon Brooks dismissed him as “old” following Game 2 last week, but his play continues to make the Grizzlies’ agitator look just as hubristic and foolish as he sounded.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2023

I offered to hear him out and also to ask his thoughts about city politics at a time when his residency scandal seems like a hubristic error by comparison.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2023

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

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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