overdeliberate

Examples

• All

• The actor's overdeliberate gestures made the scene feel less authentic.

• She walked with an overdeliberate slowness, drawing everyone's attention to her entrance.

• His speech sounded overdeliberate, as if he was trying too hard to impress the audience.

• Don't be so overdeliberate about your choices!

• The director's overdeliberate approach to each scene made the film feel overly slow-paced.

• She wrote the report in an overdeliberate manner, double-checking every detail to ensure accuracy.

• His overdeliberate responses during the interview suggested he was too careful and lacked spontaneity.

Synonyms

T

too-careful

vsoverdeliberate

31 6.6

Giving too much attention to risk and missing good chances

is carried out with deliberate excess rather than mere cautiousness

O

overcautious

vsoverdeliberate

3 6.1

Being more careful than needed because you are afraid of risk

is deliberate excess rather than fear-driven avoidance of danger

O

overcareful

vsoverdeliberate

6.1

Too cautious so someone avoids normal activities

is done with deliberate intentional excess beyond what feels natural

O

overconscientious

vsoverdeliberate

9.3

Being too careful about doing the right thing or duties, often causing stress

is driven by deliberate excess rather than duty or moral motive

O

overscrupulous

vsoverdeliberate

8.2

Being too careful about following rules or avoiding mistakes

is intentional excess in approach rather than strict rule obedience

O

overprecise

vsoverdeliberate

7.3

Being more exact than needed

is about intentional excessive care rather than surplus exactness

Antonyms

C

casual

194 2.8

Informal and relaxed, not serious

S

spontaneous

187 4.2

Happening naturally without planning or outside cause

How Deliberate

overdeliberate

8.6

deliberate

125 4.1

careful

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology