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Synonyms for overthink

  • verb

Most common

over-approximate overstate mull bethink quander overponder

All synonyms

Verb

1. Overstate — to think too highly (of); overestimate

overstate, over-approximate

Other

mull, bethink, quander, overponder

Antonyms

underestimate, underrate, understate

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To think too highly (of); overestimate

Related words

Word family
overthinker

Example sentences

  • overstate The importance of this topic is hard to overstate.
  • mull I need time to mull things over before I decide what to do.
  • bethink As he stopped to bethink himself, they turned and looked eastward.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
overthinksteady
overstaterising
mullsteady
bethinkrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
mull1
7 letters
bethink, quander
9 letters
overstate3
10 letters
overponder

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (overstate3 = 3 syllables).

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