hyperkinetic

hy·per·ki·net·ic

adj \-ˈne-tik\

Definition of HYPERKINETIC

1

: of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity <the hyperkinetic child>

2

: characterized by fast-paced or frenetic activity <a hyperkinetic movie>

Examples of HYPERKINETIC

1. <an elderly couple who are unable to control their hyperkinetic grandson>

First Known Use of HYPERKINETIC

1888

Related to HYPERKINETIC

Synonyms: fiddle-footed, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, hyper, hyperactive, hyperexcitable, excitable, jittery, jumpy, nervous, skittery, skittish, spasmodic, spooky

Antonyms: imperturbable, nerveless, unexcitable, unflappable, unshakable

Related Words: hot-blooded, mercurial, temperamental, unstable, volatile, volcanic; anxious, edgy, flibbertigibbety, nervy, tense, uptight; emotional, emotionalistic, hypersensitive, intense, sensitive, soulful; dramatic, histrionic, melodramatic; irascible, irritable, perturbable, prickly, testy, touchy

Near Antonyms: calm, collected, cool, serene, tranquil; easy, easygoing, laid-back, relaxed

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Rhymes with HYPERKINETIC

antimagnetic, antipathetic, antipoetic, antipyretic, apologetic, geomagnetic, hydromagnetic, paramagnetic, pathogenetic, peripatetic, psychokinetic, telekinetic