hubristic

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore H words

showing excessive and overbearing pride or self-confidence

In a sentence

Hubristic in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing hubristic in a sentence.

His hubristic dismissal of expert advice ultimately doomed the project.

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Keep going

done regularly and repeatedly, as a matter of habit

to make accustomed to something through repeated exposure

the erectile hairs along an animal's neck and back that rise in anger or fear; figuratively, a state of anger (as in 'raise someone's hackles')

made dull and unoriginal through overuse

a biography that idealizes its subject and glosses over flaws

marked by peace, prosperity, and happiness; idyllically calm

to set apart as holy or treat with great reverence

regarded as holy or deeply revered

Common questions

Hubristic (adjective) means showing excessive and overbearing pride or self-confidence

Here is hubristic used in an example sentence: "His hubristic dismissal of expert advice ultimately doomed the project."

Common synonyms for hubristic include arrogant, presumptuous, overweening, conceited.

Antonyms of hubristic include humble, modest.

Hubristic is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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