underthought
Not examined enough
Underthought describes something that hasn't received enough consideration or planning: The proposal was underthought and full of holes.
It's the opposite of overthought—where excessive analysis causes problems, underthought means insufficient analysis did.
The word sometimes appears as a noun meaning a subordinate or underlying thought, but the adjective sense dominates modern usage.
Done with excessive speed
- ill-consideredLacking careful thought
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- snapSudden sharp sound
- cursoryHasty and incomplete
perfunctory · rash · hurried · quick · half-baked · slapdash · offhand · careless
Without much depth
- cursoryHasty and incomplete
- skin-deepAffecting only the surface
- surface-levelConcerning only the outermost layer
- simplisticExcessively basic, ignoring complexity
facile · glib · trivial · lightweight · undeveloped · half-formed · incomplete · sketchy
Not noticed or considered
- disregardedNot given consideration
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- unmindfulLacking awareness or attention
- inattentiveNot paying attention
careless · omitted · forgotten · unexamined · unscrutinized · unanalyzed · unconsidered · passed-over
Arising without external cause
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- instinctiveArising without conscious thought
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
- unpremeditatedWithout advance planning
reckless · whimsical · capricious · spur-of-the-moment · unreasoned · intuitive · unconsidered · off-the-cuff
rushed
Done with excessive speed
- ill-consideredLacking careful thought
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- snapSudden sharp sound
cursory · perfunctory · rash · hurried · quick · half-baked · slapdash · offhand · careless · unconsidered
shallow
Without much depth
- cursoryHasty and incomplete
- skin-deepAffecting only the surface
- surface-levelConcerning only the outermost layer
simplistic · facile · glib · trivial · lightweight · undeveloped · half-formed · incomplete · sketchy · thin
overlooked
Not noticed or considered
- disregardedNot given consideration
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- unmindfulLacking awareness or attention
inattentive · careless · omitted · forgotten · unexamined · unscrutinized · unanalyzed · unconsidered · passed-over · skipped
spontaneous
Arising without external cause
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- instinctiveArising without conscious thought
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
unpremeditated · reckless · whimsical · capricious · spur-of-the-moment · unreasoned · intuitive · unconsidered · off-the-cuff · reactive
underthoughtoverthought
Considered excessively, counterproductively
overanalyzed · belabored · carefully considered · ruminated · deliberated
under, thought, thinking, thoughtful, thoughtless, rethink, afterthought, forethought, overthink