overconfidently

adverb

as in recklessly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overconfidently
  1. recklessly
  2. imprudently
  3. brazenly
  4. impulsively
  5. rashly
  6. impetuously
  7. brashly
  8. heedlessly
Adverb
  • He was also found guilty in June of one count each of fleeing a pursuing peace officer’s motor vehicle while driving recklessly, assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury and driving or taking a vehicle without consent.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Multiple 911 callers reported a black Mercedes SUV colliding with vehicles, being driven recklessly, and engaging in dangerous behaviors toward people in various locations in the city, police said.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of recklessly
Adverb
  • Raoul's office alleged that Peoples Gas imprudently incurred costs for the work, which are passed on to customers.
    — Maggie Dougherty, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Although their destroyer was somewhat imprudently named HMS Brazen.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2026
Definition of imprudently
Adverb
  • Despite the fact that the vast majority of the public testimony was unfavorable, and polling consistently shows that Marylanders oppose partisan gerrymandering, legislators brazenly pushed ahead.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026
  • And at a White House cage fight, a former first lady was brazenly disparaged.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of brazenly
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  • Frankie impulsively breaks Taylor out of hospice care for one final night of fun and debauchery, but what promises to be a night of hedonism quickly becomes something much more complicated.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026
  • After midnight may be becoming the new prime time for online shopping, especially for Gen Zers, who impulsively overspend during those hours more than any other age groups, a new survey showed.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
Definition of impulsively
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  • After rashly stealing a man’s cigarette lighter on the subway, Ingeborg trips while making her getaway, resulting in a tibia fracture that threatens to take her out of commission for months on end.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
  • No one should approach the AI situation rashly.
    — Revana Sharfuddin, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
Definition of rashly
Adverb
  • Moreover, Elliott does not act impetuously in its activism.
    — Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2025
Definition of impetuously
Adverb
  • There was Anthony Edwards brashly asking Watson if the Nuggets planned to foul up three at the end of regulation, before draining an incredible shot to force overtime.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Some are steeping themselves in traditional ingredients and cooking techniques, while others are brashly striking out to forge creative new styles.
    — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Definition of brashly
Adverb
  • Tanner plunges into these ostentatiously autobiographical roles, heedlessly, hectically and without a psychiatric net.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Definition of heedlessly
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