English Explanatory Dictionary

overthink

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To think about; think over
verb
  1. To think or analyze too much.
  2. To think too highly (of); overestimate

Pronunciation

en-us-overthink.ogg

Word forms

overthink overthinks overthinking overthought

Etymology

From Middle English *overthenken, *overthenchen (compare Middle English overthinken (“to grieve; have regrets; be sorry; be anxious”)), from Old English oferþenċan (“to think over; consider”), equivalent to over- + think.

Synonyms

bethink mull quander afterthink agitate call to mind chew chew over chew the cud cogitate consider contemplate deliberate introspect mull over muse overthink ponder meditate reflect rethink reconsider revolve ruminate second-guess think think over overapproximate overstate overestimate overhold overrate overreckon

Antonyms

underthink understate misunderestimate sell short underapproximate underestimate underguess underjudge underrate underreckon

Derived words

overthinker

Translations

German: abwägen German: überdenken German: überlegen Indonesian: terus memikirkan
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