as in nervous
easily excited by nature
an excitable child who needs a stable home life
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Recent Examples of excitable
In people who suffer chronic pain, there’s emerging evidence that their sensory neurons are more excitable than usual and can therefore be more easily triggered.
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
In the emotionally complex role of Bert, Jonathan West gives a winning turn that’s all heart – just like a Golden – and makes a great team with Jamie Elvey’s excitable but pragmatic Trixie.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 30 July 2025
For example, knowing that excitable dogs might overreact to moving images can inform desensitization approaches.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2025
Choreographer Byron Easley is completely in synch with Goldstein’s excitable approach to this material.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
In the emotionally complex role of Bert, Jonathan West gives a winning turn that’s all heart – just like a Golden – and makes a great team with Jamie Elvey’s excitable but pragmatic Trixie.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 30 July 2025
For example, knowing that excitable dogs might overreact to moving images can inform desensitization approaches.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2025
Choreographer Byron Easley is completely in synch with Goldstein’s excitable approach to this material.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excitable
Adjective
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FurHaven Calming Cuddler Donut Pet Bed A fluffy bed that surrounds your dog with warmth can be great for relieving anxiety and calming down a nervous pet.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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Even with the mixed indications for winter golf, course owners are nervous, NCGOA CEO Jay Karen said on a video call.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Yet last week’s warning from Jet2, a business respected for its cost control and excellent customer service, has served as a reminder that, for all the impressive growth of recent years, this remains a volatile and sometimes unpredictable sector.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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While any single month can be volatile and revisions can further change our understanding, hiring ground to a halt in May and June in the uncertain aftermath of the Liberation Day tariff announcements.—
Jeffrey Schulze,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Maddie is talented, warm, funny and kind but also anxious, plagued with low self-esteem cultivated by a traumatic childhood.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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The other may be unsure, though not opposed, but anxious about leaving family and community.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The situation at home was unstable.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Companies that lean too far in one direction risk either frustrating users with delays or damaging trust with unstable or inaccurate outputs.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Groff argues that this hyperactive pace erodes not just productivity, but our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Since emerging as a hyperactive, scaffolding-scaling rapper in the early 2010s, MGK — formerly Machine Gun Kelly, born Colson Baker — has forged his own path through the pop-cultural consciousness.—
Maura Johnston,
Rolling Stone,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Excitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excitable. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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