underthink

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underthink

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From under- + think. Compare Old English underþenċan (“to look into, consider”).

verb underthinks · underthinking · underthought

To give insufficient thought or consideration to; fail to consider adequately. There was a new one; usually, I underthink these things.

Opposite: overthink

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@misc{underthink_2026,
  title = {underthink},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/underthink},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}