OVEREXCITED Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

overexcited

adjective

Definition of overexcited

as in excited

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Recent Examples of overexcited 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 See All Example Sentences for overexcited

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Adjective

The Fear Economy Pew Research found in August 2026 that 52% of Americans are more concerned than excited about AI, up from 37% in 2021.

— Bob Pearson, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Upon their arrival, the couple stopped to greet excited fans, several of whom had brought them flowers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of excited

Adjective

Jo, raised by her grandmother, is hyperactive, wild, free-spirited, and a talented artist but often acts out in school.

— Parents, Parents, 25 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of hyperactive

Adjective

Mainly looking to drown out a snoring partner, a barking dog or an overactive brain?

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
In Lowen’s overactive imagination, Hathaway plays a Hitchcockian femme fatale always wearing her signature color, red.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of overactive

Adjective

Pressed by a reporter on a Zoom call about specific players, Wade grew agitated and defiant.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
When the door finally opened, an agitated young man who resembled Ryan Gosling (Rett Keeter) shined an LED flashlight directly into my eyes, a gesture that would become familiar over the next hour.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of agitated

Adjective

The Orange County conflagration was the latest incident in a hectic 24 hours for fire crews in Southern California.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
One thing to keep in mind is that Canal Street is one of the most hectic parts of downtown Manhattan.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of hectic

Adjective

While there is a deep respect for heritage that runs through their properties, the connection isn’t overwrought or explicit.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026
The letter was overearnest, overwrought, and self-serious in a way that only a person on the cusp of proper adulthood could produce.

— Robert P. Baird, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of overwrought

Adjective

That sales pitch has only grown more frenzied as the economics of AI have gotten more precarious.

— Michael Serazio, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
The Brewers held the Padres to three hits and got timely hits of their own while playing exceptional defense and gradually draining the spirit from the normally frenzied Petco crowd.

— Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of frenzied

Adjective

Carrie’s focus is also shifted, with the 2013 version finding Chloe Grace Moretz’s Carrie more akin to an X-Men villain than the traumatized, feverish teen Sissy Spacek played in 1976.

— Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
In this season of feverish censorship, this shouldn’t come as a surprise.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

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