Synonyms for overconfidence
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
An excessive or unwarranted degree of confidence.
Forms
- Plural
- overconfidences → certitudes, cocksurenesses, temerities…
Example sentences
- certitude Every certitude is a kind of servitude.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| overconfidence | rising | |
| certitude | steady | |
| cocksureness | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- temerity4
- 9 letters
- certitude3
- 12 letters
- cocksureness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (temerity4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- surconfiance