overassured
Excessively self-certain
Overassured describes excessive confidence, often to the point of arrogance or self-delusion.
Someone overassured of their abilities may take on challenges they can't handle: He was overassured going into the negotiation and got outmaneuvered.
The word suggests confidence that has tipped past healthy into reckless or unwarranted.
Excessively self-assured
- brashOffensively self-assertive
- conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- presumptuousOverstepping appropriate boundaries
swaggering · boastful · pompous · vainglorious · bumptious · egotistical · immodest · self-important
Recklessly bold
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- heedlessCareless of consequences
- carelessInattentive, prone to mistakes
incautious · impulsive · hasty · precipitate · unthinking · irresponsible · gung-ho · daredevil
Excessively self-satisfied
- self-satisfiedSmugly pleased with oneself
- complacentUncritically self-satisfied
- unworriedWithout anxiety or concern
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
blasé · unconcerned · insouciant · contented · imperturbable · placid · lulled · unrealistic
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- trustingInclined to believe others
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
- unwaryWithout due caution
inexperienced · green · unseasoned · overtrustful · blind · unquestioning · ingenuous · simple
cocky
Excessively self-assured
presumptuous · swaggering · boastful · pompous · vainglorious · bumptious · egotistical · immodest · self-important · snooty
foolhardy
Recklessly bold
careless · incautious · impulsive · hasty · precipitate · unthinking · irresponsible · gung-ho · daredevil · adventurous
smug
Excessively self-satisfied
- self-satisfiedSmugly pleased with oneself
- complacentUncritically self-satisfied
- unworriedWithout anxiety or concern
nonchalant · blasé · unconcerned · insouciant · contented · imperturbable · placid · lulled · unrealistic · overoptimistic
gullible
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- trustingInclined to believe others
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
unwary · inexperienced · green · unseasoned · overtrustful · blind · unquestioning · ingenuous · simple · impressionable
overassuredinsecure
Lacking self-assurance
underconfident · diffident · unconfident · uncertain · doubtful
overassuredself-questioning
Probing one's own thoughts
second-guessing · worried · self-critical · anxious · neurotic
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