overexcited

adjective

Definition of overexcitednext
as in excited

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Recent Examples of overexcited At their reunion, an overexcited Andy is met by a typically cool Miranda, who characteristically doesn’t even remember her. — Jake Coyle, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026 When starting or advancing a business or organization, enthusiasm for success can lead to overexcited team members rushing and making mistakes. — Jared Bahir Browsh, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026 Perhaps this was just some overexcited UFO diehard with a hunch and money to burn. — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026 The road to the majors is a perilous one, so don’t get overexcited. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026 High-profile figures, from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, have suggested in recent months that investors have become overexcited about AI, as companies bet big on the technology with multibillion-dollar investments. — Julia Shapero, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025 Some dogs became overexcited before play even began, forcing owners to physically restrain them from snatching the toys, Mazzini said. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025 If the offense continues to be electric, the fans might get overexcited. — Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2025 Last Thursday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told reporters at a private dinner that investors are overexcited about AI models. — ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overexcited
  1. excited
  2. hyperactive
  3. overactive
  4. agitated
  5. hectic
  6. overwrought
  7. frenzied
  8. feverish
Adjective
  • One player Nakase is excited to work with is someone her team was prepared to face on Friday night – Dallas star guard Paige Bueckers.
    — Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • This will also be its first year since 2024, when Latino Fest returned after a five-year break to excited crowds.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of excited
Adjective
  • Finally, there was the matter of Pollak himself, whose hyperactive social posts could come across as cringe, leaving many, including some inside Coinbase, to see him as high on his own supply.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
  • Your hyperactive dog catches the scent of a deer and, powered by his hunter's instinct, disappears in the forest.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of hyperactive
Adjective
  • To stop treating my body like an inconvenient vehicle for my overactive brain.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 13 July 2026
  • Thyroid dysfunction — whether overactive or underactive — also disrupts the hair growth cycle.
    — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
Definition of overactive
Adjective
  • Sometimes, Brun appeared agitated or sweaty at council meetings.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Clancy became agitated, but never fully woke up once given the Narcan, which is typically used to treat heroin or fentanyl overdoes, Constanzo noted.
    — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of agitated
Adjective
  • In a hectic, ever-changing transfer market, there can be value in standing still.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The budget-friendly, yet comfortable, micro-hotel is an oasis of art and design on an otherwise hectic street.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of hectic
Adjective
  • But the action is so dependent on overwrought dialogue, red herrings, titillating close-ups, and a barrage of throwback songs that the story constantly takes a backseat.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2026
  • One plays on the name of the crew’s hangout, Hamburger Hamlet, drawing Murphy-ish parallels between the characters and Shakespeare’s tragic personages that are so overwrought, they can’t be salvaged by self-awareness.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of overwrought
Adjective
  • When animals approach the acacia tree to feed on its leaves, the tree releases chemicals that stir its ants into a frenzied mob willing and able to chase an elephant.
    — Will Cady, SPIN, 30 July 2026
  • Nyong’o is as frenzied here as Helen was with Telemachus, each woman trying to stand up for herself.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026
Definition of frenzied
Adjective
  • Catherine’s story line evokes a feverish what-if scenario in which a survivor musters the requisite recklessness, talent for murder, and wig collection to mete out retribution.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
  • With the 2024 election firmly in the rearview, the feverish hunt to weaponize the manosphere for political gain has largely subsided—what more could be wrung from the Tates at this stage?
    — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
Definition of feverish

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