as in nervous
easily excited by nature
an excitable child who needs a stable home life
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Recent Examples of excitable
Anyone familiar with the world of the Grateful Dead knows that one of the band’s most devoted and excitable fans was the late Bill Walton, the illustrious Hall of Fame NBA center who died in May 2024 at 71.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
Groups of excitable teenage boys waited their turn to play EA FC on a bank of massive flat screen TVs.
—James Montague, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Wisner was an excitable workaholic, like a squirrel pointlessly leaping in all directions.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2025
The setting is practically an Elizabethan skatepark, well suited to the clashes between Romeo’s and Juliet’s irascible relatives and excitable pals.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
Groups of excitable teenage boys waited their turn to play EA FC on a bank of massive flat screen TVs.
—James Montague, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Wisner was an excitable workaholic, like a squirrel pointlessly leaping in all directions.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2025
The setting is practically an Elizabethan skatepark, well suited to the clashes between Romeo’s and Juliet’s irascible relatives and excitable pals.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excitable
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Then there's the real world, which is entirely different, so in reality people have nothing to be nervous about.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
12 July 2025
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The odds of a recession may be falling, but states appear to be betting that corporate leaders are still nervous.—
Scott Cohn,
CNBC,
12 July 2025
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Camp Mystic was first established in 1926, but as flood data and modeling has improved in recent years, governments have debated how to best manage people who live, work and play along volatile rivers.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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But David’s volatile behavior, which includes smashing a glass coffee table to pieces in front of the other children, quickly turns them into unwelcome guests.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
10 July 2025
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My expectation is that the veteran who has been in the Octagon against some of the heaviest hitters in the UFC’s heavyweight division is going to be anxious to test the young man who only has 35 seconds of UFC fight time to his name.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The choice of name was coincidental but Lee and Kirby were anxious to avoid any connection to radical politics.—
Ekow Eshun
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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For manufacturers using Odoo, a strategic approach to agentic AI can help prepare for unstable markets, rising costs, shifting customer demands and hostile geopolitics.—
Dmitriy Stepanov,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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But Haiti remains unstable, Columbus' Manuel said, disputing the government's claim that conditions have improved there.—
Danae King,
USA Today,
7 July 2025
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Filming wrapped in February, and a release date has yet to be announced. Transforming a wildly popular, hyperactive manga with more than 1,100 episodes into a live-action series is no easy feat, but Netflix's reimagining of One Piece pleased noobs and fans alike.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
30 May 2025
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The four-day event was designed as a boot camp for content creators who hoped to someday reign over their own empire of influence, having grown up watching how the hyperactive, over-the-top antics of YouTubers and Twitch streamers turned them into multimillionaire moguls.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
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“Excitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excitable. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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