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superconfident

superconfident

5.2
Feeling very sure about your abilities and success
  • adjective
  • /ˌsuːpərˈkɒnfɪdənt/
  • Informal
translation icon : superconfiado
  • She felt superconfident about her presentation.

Examples

  • He was superconfident about winning the competition, even though the other teams were strong.

  • Her superconfident attitude impressed the interviewers during the final round.

  • Despite the weak evidence, she was superconfident that the project would be a success.

  • He is superconfident in his skills as a programmer.

  • She walked into the room looking superconfident about her presentation.

  • After months of practice, he felt superconfident in his ability to perform well in the competition.

  • Despite the challenges, her superconfident attitude inspired everyone in the team.

Synonyms

confident
vssuperconfident
715 2.5

Feeling sure about yourself or what will happen

is stronger, showing extreme self-belief rather than normal assurance
cocky
vssuperconfident
  • Informal
99 4.2

Being too confident and acting proud so other people dislike you

is intense certainty but without rude or boastful behaviour
feeling confident
vssuperconfident
46 3.0

Being sure you can do something well

is more extreme, showing complete certainty rather than strong belief
overconfident
vssuperconfident
19 5.3

To believe you can do more than you really can

is extreme but not necessarily excessive or risky
self-assured
vssuperconfident
11 4.1

Confident about your abilities and decisions

is more extreme, indicating very high certainty in abilities
self-confident
vssuperconfident
11 3.2

Feeling sure about your own abilities and worth

is more intense, stressing extreme certainty in abilities
self-possessed
vssuperconfident
3 7.2

Calm and confident in control of your feelings in difficult situations

is intense certainty about abilities rather than calm emotional control
cocksure
vssuperconfident
3 8.2

Being too confident in a proud, annoying way

is extreme certainty without the arrogant or presumptuous attitude
ultraconfident
vssuperconfident
5.8

Very sure about yourself and what you can do

has identical meaning but uses a different label
supersecure
vssuperconfident
6.1

Very sure about something without any doubt

is about extreme certainty in one's personal abilities

Antonyms

131 3.4

Not confident about yourself or your skills

How Confident

superconfident
  • Informal
5.2
self-assured
11 4.1
confident
715 2.5
insecure
131 3.4
unsure
89 1.5

Surface Forms

superconfident positive

Morphology

superconfident = confident (transparent) = super + confident

The prefix 'super-' functions as an intensifier added to the adjective 'confident', yielding the straightforward meaning 'extremely confident'.

Etymology

The word superconfident is made of super-, as in superhero or supermarket, meaning 'very' or 'above', and confident meaning 'sure of yourself'. So, superconfident means being 'very sure of yourself'.