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The example sentences of OVERWEENING in videos (1 in total of 1)

his possessive pronoun people noun, plural standing verb, gerund or present participle firm noun, singular or mass against preposition or subordinating conjunction the determiner overweening verb, gerund or present participle power noun, singular or mass of preposition or subordinating conjunction those determiner who wh-pronoun hold noun, singular or mass power noun, singular or mass in preposition or subordinating conjunction their possessive pronoun hands noun, plural

Use "overweening" in a sentence | "overweening" example sentences

How to use "overweening" in a sentence?

  • A taste of righteousness can be easily perverted into an overweening sense of self-righteousness and judgmentalism.
    -R. Kent Hughes-
  • Modern man no longer regards Nature as in any sense divine and feels perfectly free to behave toward her as an overweening conqueror and tyrant.
    -Aldous Huxley-
  • Conceited men often seem a harmless kind of men, who, by an overweening self-respect, relieve others from the duty of respecting them at all.
    -Henry Ward Beecher-
  • Vain indeed is all overweening pride in the conquest even of the entire universe if one has not conquered one's own passions.
    -Sri Aurobindo-
  • Golf is an open exhibition of overweening ambition, courage deflated by stupidity, skill soured by a whiff of arrogance.
    -Alistair Cooke-
  • The antidote to hubris, to overweening pride, is irony, that capacity to discover and systematize ideas.
    -Ralph Ellison-
  • Whether I'm painting or not, I have this overweening interest in humanity. Even if I'm not working, I'm still analyzing people.
    -Alice Neel-
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Definition and meaning of OVERWEENING

What does "overweening mean?"

/ˌōvərˈwēniNG/

overweening

adjective
showing excessive confidence or pride.
verb
Presumptuously arrogant.

What are synonyms of "overweening"?
Some common synonyms of "overweening" are:
  • overconfident,
  • conceited,
  • cocksure,
  • cocky,
  • smug,
  • haughty,
  • supercilious,
  • disdainful,
  • lofty,
  • patronizing,
  • arrogant,
  • proud,
  • vain,
  • vainglorious,
  • self-important,

You can find detailed definitions of them on this page.

/ˌōvərˈkänfəd(ə)nt/

overconfident
adjective

Excessively or unreasonably confident..

/kənˈsēdəd/

conceited
adjective

Too proud of your own abilities.

/ˌkäkˈSHo͝or/

cocksure
adjective

Marked by excessive confidence.

/ˈkäkē/

cocky
adjective

conceited or confident in bold or cheeky way.

/sməɡ/

smug
adjective

having or showing excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.

/ˈhôdē/

haughty
adjective

arrogantly superior and disdainful.

/ˌso͞opərˈsilēəs/

supercilious
adjective

behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.

/disˈdānfəl/

disdainful
adjective

showing contempt or lack of respect.

/ˈlôftē/

lofty
adjective

of imposing height.

/ˈpātrənīziNG/

patronizing
adjective verb

apparently kind but betraying feeling of superiority. To frequently buy at a a particular store.

/ˈerəɡənt/

arrogant
adjective

having or revealing exaggerated sense of one's own importance.

/proud/

proud
adjective

Very good; worthy of making one pleased.

/vān/

vain
adjective

Unsuccessful; not working out.

/ˌvānˈɡlôrēəs/

vainglorious
adjective

excessively proud of oneself.

What are antonyms of "overweening"?
Some common antonyms of "overweening" are:
  • modest,
  • diffident,
  • unassuming,

You can find detailed definitions of them on this page.

/ˈmädəst/

modest
adjective

Not large in amount, size, etc.; moderate.

/ˈdifəd(ə)nt/

diffident
adjective

modest or shy because of lack of self-confidence.

/ˌənəˈso͞omiNG/

unassuming
adjective

not pretentious or arrogant.

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