overactive
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˌoʊvərˈæktɪv/
:
hiperactivo
- My parents always said that I had an overactive imagination.
- overactive bladder
- overactive imagination
- overactive behavior
And we started off by, in my head, dangerous dreamer, overactive imagination.
- And we started off by, in my head, dangerous dreamer, overactive imagination.
- The cingulate that seems to to to sense conflict and kind of feed that information gets overactive in depression.
- But anxiety can be different areas of the brain that have very high brain waves that are overactive and from a brain standpoint.
- If someone has an overactive thyroid gland, which causes a long list of health issues, it can be treated by medication.
- They're very small, but if one of them starts to act up and starts to become overactive, then you can develop hyperparathyroidism.
- It, I don't know, mine's overactive, you know, I think I have a, a hyperactive sweat system.
Examples
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After playing video games for hours, he realized he had an overactive mind when he couldn't sleep.
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You see, Peter has an overactive imagination.
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My dad thinks I have an overactive imagination.
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You already have an overactive imagination.
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Maybe this whole thing is a product of my overactive imagination.
Fiction book (2001) -
My parents explained it as my having an overactive imagination.
Fiction book (1994) -
I wanted to exhale, assured that my worst fears were just the by-product of an overactive imagination.
Blog text (7) -
We have a spam filter that's a bit overactive and maddening at times.
Blog text (8) -
The doctor explained that her overactive thyroid was causing her to feel anxious and restless.
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In class, his overactive behavior made it difficult for him to focus on the lesson.
Synonyms
37
4.2
Feeling very energetic and unable to sit still
19
4.6
Too full of energy and hard to calm or control
1
8.4
Very active and making quick movements
1
7.5
Being very lively or excited in a way that feels too much
Easily excited and likely to react strongly to small sounds or activity
To become easily excited and react strongly to small things
Antonyms
How Active
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word overactive is made of over- meaning 'too much' and active meaning 'doing or moving', the same part as act and action. So overactive describes someone or something that is 'more active than normal'.