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

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

After 24 hours at 4G, flies stayed hyperactive for weeks. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026