as in excitable
easily excited by nature
those hyperexcitable contestants on TV game shows who celebrate winning by jumping up and down uncontrollably
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Recent Examples of hyperexcitable
The synesthesia is locked in, and the hyperexcitable visual cortex no longer drives it.
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Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 18 Nov. 2011
Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 18 Nov. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperexcitable
Adjective
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Pups with excitable and reactive temperaments were especially responsive to on-screen content, suggesting that many canines may interpret moving images much like real-world events.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The cranky and irritating backseat driver, who bums a lift midway through the Griswolds' adventure, also has with her the easily excitable pooch Dinky.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But as the departure date neared and the plane tickets hadn’t arrived, Pérez got nervous.—
Melissa Sanchez,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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Children usually accompany the players onto the pitch, wide-eyed youngsters in pristine kits, looking nervous and staring up in awe at Harry Kane or Bukayo Saka or Declan Rice.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Hyperexcitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperexcitable. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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