as in excitable
easily excited by nature
an elderly couple who are unable to control their hyperkinetic grandson
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Recent Examples of hyperkinetic
At breakfast, the hyperkinetic youngster quizzed the silver-coiffed, soft-spoken Hotz, who’s a half-century his senior.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
The sequence, while full of hyperkinetic action, again only lasts a couple of minutes.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Eisenberg’s performance is terrific, muted and hyperkinetic in all the right ways.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Eisenberg’s performance is terrific, muted and hyperkinetic in all the right ways.
—TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
The sequence, while full of hyperkinetic action, again only lasts a couple of minutes.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Eisenberg’s performance is terrific, muted and hyperkinetic in all the right ways.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Eisenberg’s performance is terrific, muted and hyperkinetic in all the right ways.
—TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperkinetic
Adjective
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The excitable kids had been instructed several times to give Bryce Young room.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
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Myhrvold, now 66 and still the CEO of Intellectual Ventures, is jolly and excitable in conversation.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Fantasy managers were nervous about investing in Brown due to possible rotation but one per cent of them were rewarded with a goal, an assist and the scouting bonus.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Hundreds of thousands of fans, sitting in bars throughout the city, watched televisions in nervous silence.—
Jenna Thompson
June 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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“Hyperkinetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperkinetic. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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