hyper

hyper

adjective

Definition of HYPER

easily excited by nature <she's so hyper that she's the last person you'd want to turn to in an emergency>

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

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

Antonyms imperturbable, nerveless, unexcitable, unflappable, unshakable