overcarefulness
Too much prudence
Overcarefulness is excessive caution or attention to detail, to the point of being counterproductive.
Where carefulness is a virtue, overcarefulness tips into hindrance—slowing decisions, creating anxiety, or missing opportunities: His overcarefulness about the contract terms nearly cost us the deal.
One exceeding all expectations
- overcriticalExcessively prone to faultfinding
- hypercriticalExcessively prone to censure
- self-criticismJudging one's own failings
- obsessivenessCompulsive mental attachment
flawlessness · fault-finding · overpolishing · overrefinement · overediting · nitpicking · self-defeating
Careful moral precision
- thoroughnessAttention to every detail
- exactitudePerfect correctness in detail
- punctiliousnessStrict attention to detail
- conscientiousnessCareful attention to duty
fastidiousness · nitpicking · fussiness · overattention · painstakingness · pedantry · hair-splitting · micromanaging
Troubled mental state
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- overthinkingDwelling excessively on thoughts
hypervigilance · second-guessing · overanalysis · rumination · obsessing · fretting · hand-wringing · catastrophizing
Careful attention to risk
- timidityFearful lack of courage
- warinessCautious distrust
- hesitancyUnwillingness to proceed
- guardednessDefensive emotional reserve
circumspection · overprotection · hedging · belt-and-suspenders · overcaution · defensiveness · overinsuring · avoidance
overachiever
One exceeding all expectations
- overcriticalExcessively prone to faultfinding
- hypercriticalExcessively prone to censure
- self-criticismJudging one's own failings
obsessiveness · flawlessness · fault-finding · overpolishing · overrefinement · overediting · nitpicking · self-defeating
scrupulousness
Careful moral precision
- thoroughnessAttention to every detail
- exactitudePerfect correctness in detail
- punctiliousnessStrict attention to detail
conscientiousness · fastidiousness · nitpicking · fussiness · overattention · painstakingness · pedantry · hair-splitting · micromanaging · double-checking
worry
Troubled mental state
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- uneaseMild persistent worry
overthinking · hypervigilance · second-guessing · overanalysis · rumination · obsessing · fretting · hand-wringing · catastrophizing · paralysis
caution
Careful attention to risk
guardedness · circumspection · overprotection · hedging · belt-and-suspenders · overcaution · defensiveness · overinsuring · avoidance
overcarefulnessrecklessness
Careless disregard for danger
carelessness · negligence · heedlessness · rashness · reckless abandon
overcarefulnessimpulsiveness
Acting without forethought
impetuosity · hastiness · brashness · boldness · spontaneity
care, careful, careless, carefully, carelessness, carefulness, overcareful, overcaring, overcarefully