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Antonyms for overweening
ˈoʊ vərˈwi nɪŋover·ween·ing
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overweening
Synonyms:
vain, conceited, haughty, egotistical
Princeton's WordNet
excessive, extravagant, exuberant, overweeningadjective
unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
"extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"
Antonyms:
restrained, modestSynonyms:
luxuriant, profuse, lush, inordinate, riotous, uppity, excessive, extravagant, high-spirited, unreasonable, ebullient, undue, exuberant, spendthrift, profligate, prodigaloverweening, uppityadjective
presumptuously arrogant
"had a witty but overweening manner"; "no idea how overweening he would be"- S.V.Benet; "getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times
Antonyms:
modest, restrainedSynonyms:
uppity, extravagant, exuberant, excessive
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
overweeningadjective
Synonyms:
haughty, arrogant, cavalier, supercilious, lordly, conceitedoverweeningnoun
Synonyms:
conceit, arrogance, superciliousness, lordliness
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #10026 | modest | |
| #26149 | restrained | |
| #196503 | overweening |
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