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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Myhrvold, now 66 and still the CEO of Intellectual Ventures, is jolly and excitable in conversation.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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An unexpected collaboration opportunity is very possible under today’s trine between excitable Mars and erratic Uranus.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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All Cayenne Electric models feature adaptive suspension, but even in Comfort mode, the Coupe felt harsh and nervous on bumpy roads.—
Tim Stevens,
ArsTechnica,
26 May 2026
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In this Gallic Neverland, there’s not a safety helmet (or nervous parent) in sight, which admittedly adds to the film’s feral energy.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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“Hyperkinetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperkinetic. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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