overestimators
Those guessing high
Overestimators are people who judge something to be greater than it actually is—whether quantity, quality, or likelihood.
The term often appears in research contexts distinguishing personality types: Overestimators tend to predict they'll finish tasks faster than they actually do.
Someone might be an overestimator of their own abilities or of risks they face.
Excessively sure of oneself
- hopefulFeeling positive expectation
- rosyPinkly warm or hopeful
- idealisticPursuing unrealistic standards
- sanguineCheerfully optimistic temperament
bullish · wishful · naive · starry-eyed · rose-colored · trusting · eager · ambitious
Those who decorate further
- amplifiersDevices that increase signal
- inflatorsDevices that add air
- aggrandizersThose who increase importance
- boastersThose who self-aggrandize
braggarts · puffers · showboats · blowhards · egotists · grandstanders · magnifiers · sensationalizers
Those judging too favorably
- inflatorsDevices that add air
- number-crunchersPeople who analyze numbers
- forecastersThose who anticipate outcomes
- projectorsDevices casting images forward
Those who misrepresent reality
- misinterpretersThose who understand wrongly
- deludedWrongly convinced of falsehoods
- prejudicedBiased against a group
- partialFavoring one side
skewed · blinkered · myopic · tunnel-visioned · self-serving · cherry-pickers · rationalizers · apologists
overconfident
Excessively sure of oneself
- hopefulFeeling positive expectation
- rosyPinkly warm or hopeful
- idealisticPursuing unrealistic standards
sanguine · bullish · wishful · naive · starry-eyed · rose-colored · trusting · eager · ambitious · zealous
embellishers
Those who decorate further
- amplifiersDevices that increase signal
- inflatorsDevices that add air
- aggrandizersThose who increase importance
boasters · braggarts · puffers · showboats · blowhards · egotists · grandstanders · magnifiers · sensationalizers · storytellers
overraters
Those judging too favorably
- inflatorsDevices that add air
- number-crunchersPeople who analyze numbers
- forecastersThose who anticipate outcomes
distorters
Those who misrepresent reality
- misinterpretersThose who understand wrongly
- deludedWrongly convinced of falsehoods
- prejudicedBiased against a group
partial · skewed · blinkered · myopic · tunnel-visioned · self-serving · cherry-pickers · rationalizers · apologists · deniers