to overthink
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4.9
- verb
- /ˌoʊvərˈθɪŋk/
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pensar demasiado
- I agree with you that we can really overthink goal setting.
- overthink things
- try not to overthink
- Maybe I'm overthinking
It's not pray before you overthink, pray before you react.
- It's not pray before you overthink, pray before you react.
- Doesn't sound like you have to overthink your contracts, right?
- OK, like the first type is where people overthink the past.
- You just have to start, stop overthinking and take action.
- Because so many guys overthink wearing a leather jacket.
- Yes, I overthink a lot and I hate it so much.
- You will tend to overthink in the situation.
- You don't overthink it because you it's not practical.
- So we we tend to overthink a little bit.
- So as writers, we get in our heads, we get lost, we overthink things.
- What I would say is I wouldn't overthink it.
- And frankly, I think most people overthink this.
- And it all started to just, I started to overthink it.
Examples
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To just go out and play without having to overthink things.
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Try not to overthink things.
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Yes, I overthink a lot and I hate it so much.
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OK, like the first type is where people overthink the past.
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Maybe I do overthink things.
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Let's not overthink a happy situation.
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So as writers, we get in our heads, we get lost, we overthink things.
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You just have to start, stop overthinking and take action.
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I think you're overthinking this.
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If you keep trying to find the perfect decision, you will just overthink and never act.
Synonyms
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4.7
Think carefully for a long time before making a decision
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6.0
Think too much about something so you feel unhappy
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5.5
To worry a lot about something and have trouble deciding
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4.0
To think carefully about something before deciding
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6.5
To think too much about something so it becomes confusing and stops you from acting
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6.7
Think about something in a worried way for a long time
Give too much attention to one thing and ignore others
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Etymology
The word overthink puts together over- ('too much'), like in overeat or overwork, and think ('to use your mind'), so it means to think 'too much' about something and make it hard to decide or act.