overthink C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌoʊvɚˈθɪŋk/ UK /ˌəʊvəˈθɪŋk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to think about something too much or for too long, often anxiously Stop trying to overthink the decision and trust your instincts. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to think about something... overanalyzeruminateobsessfixateagonize ↔ Opposites underthink Word family Derived forms overthinkingoverthinker Related forms thinkoverthought Etymology AI details A modern compound of over- ('excessively') plus think, from Old English þencan ('to think'). Means to dwell on something to an excessive, often anxious, degree. ofer Old English þencan Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # overthink **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌoʊvɚˈθɪŋk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌəʊvəˈθɪŋk/ ## Meanings 1. to think about something too much or for too long, often anxiously ## Examples - Stop trying to overthink the decision and trust your instincts. ## Synonyms - overanalyze - ruminate - obsess - fixate - agonize ## Antonyms - underthink ## Derived Forms - overthinking - overthinker ## Related Forms - think - overthought ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ofer - Root: þencan ## Etymology A modern compound of over- ('excessively') plus think, from Old English þencan ('to think'). Means to dwell on something to an excessive, often anxious, degree. ## AI Etymology Overthink is a modern compound of over- ('excessively') plus think, from Old English þencan ('to think'). Means to dwell on something to an excessive, often anxious, degree. Important recorded forms include ofer (Old English) and þencan (Old English). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers to think about something too much or for too long, often anxiously. The wider family includes derived forms such as overthinking and overthinker and related words such as think and overthought. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown