Synonyms for overweening
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Arrogant — unduly confident; (sometimes also) arrogant
arrogant, overbearing, egotistical, self-important, haughty, supercilious, conceited, hubristic, vainglorious, uppity, imperious, pompous, domineering, vain, insolent, smug, lordly, overconfident, disdainful, presumptuous, proud, consequential
2. Excessive — exaggerated, excessive
excessive, unrestrained, extravagant, immoderate, undue, intemperate, extreme, unreasonable, overmuch, exuberant, inordinate, wanton, lavish, prodigal, unmeasured
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Unduly confident; (sometimes also) arrogant.
She wins one modeling contest in Montana and suddenly she’s overweening.
- adj. 2
Exaggerated, excessive.
Example sentences
- arrogant I don't need the validation of an arrogant person.
- overbearing Tom can be overbearing, but he's a generous man.
- egotistical Santiago is too arrogant and egotistical to apologize.
- excessive The government's expenditures are a bit excessive.
- unrestrained I don't think the rich should be unrestrained.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| overweening | steady | |
| arrogant | rising | |
| overbearing | rising | |
| egotistical | rising | |
| excessive | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- vain1, rash1, smug1
- 5 letters
- proud1, undue2
- 6 letters
- lavish2, wanton2, uppity3, lordly2
- 7 letters
- extreme2, pompous2, haughty2
- 8 letters
- arrogant3, prodigal3, insolent3, overmuch
- 9 letters
- excessive3, exuberant4, conceited3, imperious4, hubristic
- 10 letters
- inordinate4, disdainful3, unmeasured, immoderate
- 11 letters
- extravagant4, overbearing4, egotistical5, domineering4, intemperate4
- 12 letters
- unreasonable4, presumptuous4, unrestrained3, supercilious5, vainglorious
- 13 letters
- consequential4, overconfident5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (undue2 = 2 syllables).