second-guessing

verb

Definition of second-guessingnext
present participle of second-guess
1
as in outguessing

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2
as in reasoning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for second-guessing
  1. analyzing
  2. overreaching
  3. exploring
  4. believing
Verb
  • These changes were informed by 3-language surveys analyzing the preferences of more than 40 Eastern Europeans.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • By analyzing customer data and testing various minimum order values, companies can find the sweet spot that encourages larger purchases while maintaining profitable operations.
    Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of analyzing
Verb
  • There’s a difference between overreaching and more dangerous behaviors.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Unfortunately, an overreaching renovation of the interior didn’t leave much more intact than the whimsical floor mosaics depicting the bora and the other winds of the Adriatic.
    Taras Grescoe, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of overreaching
Verb
  • Recommendations include scaling back protection for foreign leaders during peak election season and exploring the possibility of moving the agency out of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Designed in Barcelona, these quick-dry shoes will take you from a day of exploring the coast to a smart dinner on shore.
    Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of exploring
Verb
  • Customers have trusted banks with custody of their assets for centuries, believing a bank vault is safer than keeping wealth under the mattress.
    Lior Lamesh, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • That doesn’t stop thought leaders from calling for blanket decentralization or Bitcoin maximalists from believing that all other cryptocurrencies are inferior.
    Jordan Yallen, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of believing
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