to overexcite

Examples

• All

• If you overexcite your friend with thrilling news, they might have trouble sleeping tonight.

• It's just that last night I got a bit overexcited!

  Blog text (24)

• Some students may be overexcited by the presence of a toy in the music classroom.

  Academic text (2004)

• We don't want to get our man overexcited by all the company.

  BloodRayne II: Deliverance (2007)

• When I think about it too much, I still get a little light-headed and a lot overexcited.

  Blog text (28)

• He admitted to himself that he was overexcited.

  Blog text (4)

• They're too young, really, and they'd get overexcited.

  Cavalcade (1933)

• It's important not to overexcite the children during the birthday party, or they won't settle down later.

• The new toy can easily overexcite the puppy, making him jump around the room.

Synonyms

T

to thrill

vsto overexcite

44 2.1

To give a sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure

focuses on making someone too excited rather than just pleasant excitement

C

to charge up

vsto overexcite

• Informal

7 4.8

To make people feel excited and ready to act

means causing excessive excitement specifically rather than general agitation

I

to intoxicate

vsto overexcite

5 7.0

To make someone feel very excited and happy

carries a sense of too much stimulation rather than only positive feeling

O

to overstimulate

vsto overexcite

• Specialized

4 6.3

Give someone too much noise, light or activity so they become stressed

is focused on making someone overly excited rather than broad harm

E

to exhilarate

vsto overexcite

1 6.9

To make someone feel very happy and full of energy

implies excessive stimulation rather than positive lively happiness alone

S

to set pulses racing

vsto overexcite

• Informal

1 6.0

To make someone feel very excited, often suddenly

refers more generally to making someone overly excited rather than just sudden thrills

O

to overactivate

vsto overexcite

1 6.6

Cause something to become too active

is about causing excessive excitement or stimulation in people or things

A

to adrenalize

vsto overexcite

• Informal

1 8.4

To cause a sudden rush of energy and excitement in someone

is broader, covering any excessive stimulation not only adrenaline bursts

Antonyms

C

to calm

∞ 1.0

Make a person or animal less upset

How Excited

to overexcite

1 3.5

to excite

16 2.7

to arouse

53 4.1

to interest

189 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology