What does overconfident mean?

overconfident means "marked by excessive confidence".

How many syllables are in overconfident?

overconfident has 5 syllables: o-ver-con-fi-dent. The stress falls on "con". In IPA it is /ˌoʊvɚˈkɑnfɪdənt/.

What is another word for overconfident?

Close synonyms include cocksure, positive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is overconfident a common word?

overconfident is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

overconfident — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
marked by excessive confidence
“an arrogant and cocksure materialist”
“so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen”
“the less he knows the more positive he gets”
Synonymscocksure positive
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What does overconfident mean?: overconfident means "marked by excessive confidence".
How many syllables are in overconfident?: overconfident has 5 syllables: o-ver-con-fi-dent. The stress falls on "con". In IPA it is /ˌoʊvɚˈkɑnfɪdənt/.

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