overanalytical
adjective
over·an·a·lyt·i·cal
ˌō-vər-ˌa-nə-ˈli-ti-kəl 
: excessively analytical
an overanalytical mind
… modern-day football's overanalytical approach to winning games.—
Dave Powell
Dave PowellI can be overanalytical, so forgive me if this sounds like an absurd exploration of the mundane.—Benjamin Malakoff
Benjamin MalakoffWhat does he think when he receives my friend request? Will he read anything into it? … These questions may seem overanalytical, but they plague many of us nonetheless.—Jessica Massa
Jessica MassaExamples of overanalytical in a Sentence
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Take yourself out of your overanalytical mind and down into your feeling heart.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2021
So, in fact, might many of his brethren, even those who mocked DeChambeau as an overanalytical eccentric.
—Bill Pennington, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2020
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2021
So, in fact, might many of his brethren, even those who mocked DeChambeau as an overanalytical eccentric.
—Bill Pennington, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2020
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“Overanalytical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overanalytical. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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