
Overconfident
False Assumptions
Overconfident people may ignore advice thinking they know best, but this can lead to mistakes.
Ignoring the directions, he overconfidently assembled the furniture wrong.
Risks Involved
Being overconfident might cause someone to take unnecessary or uncalculated risks.
She overconfidently invested all her savings in one stock.
Humility vs. Arrogance
Overconfidence is often seen negatively, as arrogance or a lack of humility.
Overconfidently claiming he'd win easily, he was embarrassed when he lost.
Compare with
ArrogantCockyComplacentConceitHaughtyPretentiousSmugSupercilious
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