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hyperkinetic

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of hyperkinetic

easily excited by nature

an elderly couple who are unable to control their hyperkinetic grandson

Synonyms of hyperkinetic

excitable, fiddle-footed, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, hyper, hyperactive, hyperexcitable, jittery, jumpy, nervous, skittery, skittish, spasmodic, spooky

Words Related to hyperkinetic

hot-blooded, mercurial, temperamental, unstable, volatile, volcanic

anxious, edgy, flibbertigibbety, nervy, tense, uptight

emotional, emotionalistic, hypersensitive, intense, sensitive, soulful

dramatic, histrionic, melodramatic

irascible, irritable, perturbable, prickly, testy, touchy

Near Antonyms of hyperkinetic

calm, collected, cool, serene, tranquil

easy, easygoing, laid-back, relaxed

Antonyms of hyperkinetic

imperturbable, nerveless, unexcitable, unflappable, unshakable

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