🔄 Synonyms of "Overweening"
6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| exuberant | (of people) Very cheery and peppy; extremely cheerful, energetic and enthusiastic. |
| extravagant | Extreme; wild; excessive; unrestrained. |
| excessive | Exceeding the usual bounds of something; too much (of amount); extravagant; immoderate. |
| unrestrained | Not subject to physical restraint. |
| uppity | Presumptuous, above oneself, self-important; arrogant, snobbish, haughty. |
| immodest | Without customary restraint or modesty of expression; shameless. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Overweening"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| excessive | Exceeding the usual bounds of something; too much (of amount); extravagant; immoderate. |
| extravagant | Extreme; wild; excessive; unrestrained. |
| uppitynoun | Presumptuous, above oneself, self-important; arrogant, snobbish, haughty. |
| exuberant | (of people) Very cheery and peppy; extremely cheerful, energetic and enthusiastic. |
| immodest | Without customary restraint or modesty of expression; shameless. |
| unrestrained | Not subject to physical restraint. |
| overweaning | Misspelling of overweening. [Unduly confident; arrogant.] |
| cocky | Overly confident; arrogant and boastful. |
| overhaughty | Excessively haughty. |
| overboastful | Excessively boastful. |
| overconfident | Too confident. |
| overproudnoun | Excessively proud. |
| high and mighty | (idiomatic) Overbearingly arrogant; ostentatiously self-important or self-aggrandizing. |
| overpresumptuous | Excessively presumptuous. |
| presumptuous | Making unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding appropriate or rightful limits. |
| overly | (sometimes proscribed) To an excessive degree. |
| overbold | Too bold; impertinent or overreaching. |
| overbearing | Overly bossy, domineering, or arrogant. |
| arrogative | Making undue claims and pretensions; prone to arrogance. |
| overpompous | Excessively pompous. |
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