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Synonyms for overweening in English

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overweening:
- boastful; lah-di-dah; flaunting; overweening; haughty; loud; uppity; excessive; exuberant; extravagant
- presumptuous; overweening

English

Detailed Synonyms for overweening in English

overweening:

overweening adj

overweening
boastful; lah-di-dah; flaunting; overweening; haughty; loud
- boastful adj
- lah-di-dah adj
- flaunting adj
- overweening adj
- haughty adj
- loud adj
overweening

– presumptuously arrogant ¹
overweening; uppity
– presumptuously arrogant ¹
- overweening adj
  - had a witty but overweening manner¹
  - no idea how overweening he would be¹
- uppity adj
  - getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down¹
overweening

– unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings ¹
excessive; exuberant; extravagant; overweening
– unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings ¹
- excessive adj
- exuberant adj
  - exuberant compliments¹
- extravagant adj
  - extravagant praise¹
- overweening adj
  - overweening ambition¹
  - overweening greed¹

overweening

overweening
presumptuous; overweening
- presumptuous
- overweening

Related Words for "overweening":

overweeningly

Alternate Synonyms for "overweening":

excessive; extravagant; exuberant; unrestrained
uppity; immodest

Related Definitions for "overweening":

presumptuously arrogant¹
- had a witty but overweening manner¹
- no idea how overweening he would be¹
unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings¹
- overweening ambition¹
- overweening greed¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University