to overthink
- verb
- /ˌoʊvərˈθɪŋk/
- 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
Think carefully for a long time before making a decision
Think too much about something so you feel unhappy
To worry a lot about something and have trouble deciding
To think carefully about something before deciding
To think too much about something so it becomes confusing and stops you from acting
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.