Synonyms of hyperactive

hyperactive

adjective

ˌhī-pər-ˈak-tiv 

1

as in excited

being in a state of increased activity or agitation

the skyrocketing price of oil resulted in a wildly fluctuating, hyperactive stock market

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excited
• heated
• agitated
• overactive
• hectic
• frenzied
• overwrought
• upset
• troubled
• feverish
• in a lather
• overexcited
• nervous
• hyper
• anxious
• keyed up
• high-strung
• uptight
• perturbed
• uneasy
• hyperexcited
• jumpy
• jittery
• tense
• wired
• dithery
• nervy
• edgy
• unquiet
• afire
• hyped-up
• aquiver
• atingle
• aflutter
• het up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calm
• composed
• collected
• placid
• unperturbed
• cool
• undisturbed
• serene
• tranquil
• untroubled
• unshaken
• unworried
• coolheaded

2

as in excitable

easily excited by nature

hyperactive children who are in dire need of a guardian with a firm hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excitable
• nervous
• hyper
• hyperkinetic
• unstable
• volatile
• high-strung
• anxious
• hyperexcitable
• jumpy
• jittery
• spasmodic
• skittery
• emotional
• irritable
• intense
• flighty
• fluttery
• spooky
• sensitive
• skittish
• volcanic
• mercurial
• temperamental
• fiddle-footed
• uptight
• hot-blooded
• soulful
• hypersensitive
• tense
• irascible
• nervy
• edgy
• histrionic
• dramatic
• melodramatic
• testy
• emotionalistic
• flibbertigibbety
• perturbable
• touchy
• prickly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• imperturbable
• unflappable
• nerveless
• unshakable
• calm
• unexcitable
• collected
• cool
• tranquil
• serene
• easy
• easygoing
• relaxed
• laid-back

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hyperactive

And while Every Single Muscle may not be a concept album, its focus on the human body is intense and consistent to support a hyperactive number of songs and styles packed together. — Alex Robert Ross, Pitchfork, 8 June 2026

The stars and creators of Scary Movie tell EW about their hyperactive new comedy, which even stretches beyond the bounds of horror to films like Michael and Wicked. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026

Your Immune System May Become Balanced Vitamin D and zinc may also tamp down hyperactive immune responses that occur in autoimmune diseases (conditions in which the body attacks itself). — Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 12 May 2026

But what should be a hyperactive, frenetic, and fractured mess instead has a curious, uncanny unity. — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 8 May 2026