overconfident C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity Also spelled over-confident US /ˌoʊvɚˈkɑnfɪdənt/ UK /ˌəʊvəˈkɒnfɪdənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj having excessive confidence in oneself or one's abilities Overconfident after early wins, the team neglected to train and lost. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having excessive confidence... cockypresumptuousbrasharrogantoverweeningconceitedhubristic ↔ Opposites insecurediffidenttimidunsuremodest Word family Derived forms overconfidentlyoverconfidence Related forms confidentconfidence Etymology AI details From over- ('excessively') plus confident, from Latin confidens, present participle of confidere ('to trust fully'), from con- plus fidere ('to trust'). confīdere Latin fīdere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # overconfident **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌoʊvɚˈkɑnfɪdənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌəʊvəˈkɒnfɪdənt/ ## Meanings 1. having excessive confidence in oneself or one's abilities ## Examples - Overconfident after early wins, the team neglected to train and lost. ## Synonyms - cocky - presumptuous - brash - arrogant - overweening - conceited - hubristic ## Antonyms - insecure - diffident - timid - unsure - modest ## Derived Forms - overconfidently - overconfidence ## Related Forms - confident - confidence ## Roots and Affixes - Root: confīdere - Root: fīdere ## Etymology From over- ('excessively') plus confident, from Latin confidens, present participle of confidere ('to trust fully'), from con- plus fidere ('to trust'). ## AI Etymology Overconfident is from over- ('excessively') plus confident, from Latin confidens, present participle of confidere ('to trust fully'), from con- plus fidere ('to trust'). Important recorded forms include confīdere (Latin) and fīdere (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers having excessive confidence in oneself or one's abilities. The wider family includes derived forms such as overconfidently and overconfidence and related words such as confident and confidence. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown