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hyper

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms 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 of hyper

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

Words Related to hyper

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 of hyper

calm, collected, cool, serene, tranquil

easy, easygoing, laid-back, relaxed

Antonyms of hyper

imperturbable, nerveless, unexcitable, unflappable, unshakable

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