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overactive

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of overactive

being in a state of increased activity or agitation

the boy manages to panic himself by his own overactive imagination

Synonyms of overactive

agitated, excited, feverish, frenzied, heated, hectic, hyperactive, overwrought

Words Related to overactive

hyperexcited, overexcited

afire, aflutter, aquiver, atingle

anxious, dithery, edgy, het up, high-strung, hyped-up, hyper, jittery, jumpy, nervy, nervous, perturbed, tense, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, uptight, wired

Phrases Synonymous with overactive

in a lather, keyed up

Near Antonyms of overactive

calm, collected, composed, cool, coolheaded, placid, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed, unshaken, untroubled, unworried

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