overexcitable
- adjective
- /ˌoʊvərɪkˈsaɪtəbl/
- She tends to be overexcitable during family gatherings.
Examples
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He became overexcitable whenever he heard news about his favorite sports team.
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Our overexcitable dog barks at every visitor who comes to the door.
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The overexcitable child found it hard to sit still during the quiet story time.
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The overexcitable puppy jumped around the room.
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The overexcitable puppy jumped around the room whenever someone rang the doorbell.
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He tends to be overexcitable, reacting dramatically to even small surprises.
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During the birthday party, the overexcitable children couldn't sit still as they waited for the cake.
Synonyms
Feeling very energetic and unable to sit still
Being too eager and causing problems
Quick to become excited or nervous
Easily affected by emotions, touch, or noise and reacting strongly
Showing too much feeling for the situation
Feeling too excited or eager in a way that bothers other people
Show too strong feelings or actions for small problems
Being very lively or excited in a way that feels too much
Showing very strong feelings that change quickly and seem too much
Easily excited and likely to react strongly to small sounds or activity
Showing a very strong reaction to things like pollen or stress
Very easily upset by what people say or do
Antonyms
How Excitable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overexcitable breaks into over- ('too much') and excite ('make excited'), with -able meaning 'able to be'. So, it describes someone who is easily made 'too excited' or who reacts strongly to small things.