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hyper

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Synonyms & 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 for 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 for hyper

calm,
collected,
cool,
serene,
tranquil

easy,
easygoing,
laid-back,
relaxed

Antonyms for hyper

imperturbable,
nerveless,
unexcitable,
unflappable,
unshakable

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“Hyper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyper. Accessed 17 Oct. 2021.

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The first known use of hyper was circa 1942

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