Synonyms of hypersensitive

hypersensitive

adjective

as in oversensitive

Related Words

• oversensitive
• supersensitive
• sensitive
• tetchy
• touchy
• irritable
• ticklish
• thin-skinned
• huffy
• petulant
• tender
• peevish
• testy
• snappish
• irascible
• grouchy
• crotchety
• pettish
• waspish
• grumpy
• cross
• crabby
• choleric
• snarky
• stuffy
• disagreeable
• cranky
• cantankerous
• dyspeptic
• prickly
• perverse
• stroppy
• snippy
• short-tempered
• querulous
• ornery
• raspy
• bilious
• curmudgeonly
• surly
• quick-tempered
• cross-grained
• ratty
• bearish
• ill-natured
• snippety
• ill-humored
• ill-tempered
• snappy

Dissimilar Words

• agreeable
• amiable
• good-natured
• thick-skinned
• carefree
• unconcerned
• easygoing
• relaxed
• well-disposed
• understanding
• good-tempered
• forbearing
• long-suffering
• obliging
• happy-go-lucky

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hypersensitive

Studies also suggest that individuals with migraine are more susceptible to brain freeze, probably because the trigeminal nerve and its associated pain pathways are already hypersensitive. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

My own favorite album is Huntington Ashram Monastery—split equally between piano and harp, with the note-perfect complement of Ron Carter’s hypnotic double bass and Rashied Ali’s hypersensitive drums. — Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Back then, Plavsick’s own personal needs—as someone with hypersensitive skin and a new mom perpetually short on time—inspired the formula. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 30 July 2026

The amount may be infinitesimal—white sugar and bottled water are sometimes purified with charred animal bones, for instance—but some hypersensitive alpha-gal patients avoid the risk anyway. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026