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Outthink vs Overthink - What's the difference?

outthink | overthink |

As verbs the difference between outthink and overthink

is that outthink is to best an opponent by thinking while overthink is to think or analyze too much.

outthink

English

Verb

  • To best an opponent by thinking.
  • :Kasparov might be the world best chess-player, but Deep Blue clearly outthought him in this match.

    • See also

    *outsmart

    overthink

    English

    Verb

  • To think or analyze too much.
    • Don't overthink the problem. It's not that difficult.

    Antonyms

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