She wins one modeling contest in Montana and suddenly she’s overweening.
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Overweening
/oʊvɚˈwinɪŋ/
Synonyms for "overweening" (190 found)
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Closest matches (38)
Strong matches (57)
egotisticalegregiousenormousexaggeratedexcessiveexorbitantextravagantextremefabulousfaithfamiliarfancyforwardgaygiganticgluttonoushaughtyhighhubrishubristic
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hyperbolichypertrophiedimmoderateimprovidentimprudentimpudentincautiousincontinentindiscreetinjudiciousinordinateinsolenceinsolentinsultingintemperateloftymasterfulmonstrousnarcissannarcissinenarcissisticnarcisticobtrusiveout of boundsout of sightout of this worldoutrageousoverbearingoverbigoverboldovercareless
Adjective(6 words)
Related words (95)
overconfidenceoverconfidentoverdevelopedovergreatovergrownoverlargeovermuchoverpresumptuousoverproudoversurepersuadedpoisepoisedpompositypompouspositivepresumingpresumptionpresumptuouspride
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procaciousproudpushfulpushingpushyrashreassuredscornfulsecuresecurityself-admiringself-appointedself-approvingself-assertingself-assertiveself-assumingself-assuredself-complacentself-confidenceself-confidentself-congratulatingself-congratulatoryself-contentself-contentedself-delightingself-electself-endearedself-esteemingself-gratulatingself-gratulatoryself-importanceself-importantself-lovingself-relianceself-reliantself-respectingself-satisfiedself-sufficientsmugsteepstiffsuresurenesssuretytemerarioustoo muchtrustunafraidunbridleduncharyunconscionableundoubtingundueunfalteringunhesitatingunreasonableunrestrainedunwaryunwaveringuppishuppityvainvaingloriouswould bewould-be
Adjective(9 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: a bit much, abandoned, arrogance, arrogant, arrogant.
- Sentence evidence is available for overweening, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
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Synonym selection checklist
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- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
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When not to replace "overweening"
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Replacement workflow
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Final fit check
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Related word relations
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12 entriesCollocations
8 entriesoverweening ambitionoverweening arroganceoverweening claimsoverweening confidenceoverweening prideoverweening rhetoricoverweening self-confidenceoverweening self-regard
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
3 entriessimilar
2 entriesSample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Heere's an ouer-weening rogue.
Source: wiktionary
The offer freely given was freely accepted, this gentleman already standing high in their opinion from his conduct to the Count; nor could they doubt that Lady Anne had lost herself many years of pleasant, and probably profitable intercourse with him, from her own acrimony of temper and overweening pride of manners;[…]
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No success rendered him overweening and no disaster was ever known to stagger his firmness.
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "overweening"?
Closest matches include a bit much, abandoned, arrogance, arrogant, arrogant.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "overweening"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.