overexcited

adjective

Definition of overexcitednext
as in excited

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Recent Examples of overexcited 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 See All Example Sentences for overexcited
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overexcited
  1. excited
  2. hyperactive
  3. overactive
  4. agitated
  5. hectic
  6. overwrought
  7. frenzied
  8. feverish
Adjective
  • Nguyen was excited to enjoy a warm summer outdoors before the smoke left her hesitant to step outside for her routine runs to the National Mall and daily walks with her dog.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • McKeon was excited to explore her chemistry with executive producer Gina Wendkos, who worked on the show alongside Tom Palmer, Jonathan Axelrod, James Widdoes and Amy Sherman-Palladino.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of excited
Adjective
  • 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
  • Of course, Zola was hyperactive in his own way.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 18 June 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
  • The bison then appeared to become agitated and began running toward the pair.
    — Sara Smart, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
  • The animal, clearly agitated, appeared to target the man in footage captured Friday at one of the park's campgrounds.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of agitated
Adjective
  • Amid all of the hectic, ever-shifting action, Messi seems to find just the right cognitive judgments late in games when a goal is most desperately needed.
    — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
  • For families juggling grocery bills and hectic mornings, that math is the reason Dollar Tree’s protein aisle keeps showing up on shopper roundups and social feeds.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
Definition of hectic
Adjective
  • Advertisement All the Pride Match objections from Iran and Egypt’s soccer governing bodies proved overwrought.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 27 June 2026
  • No premature judgment and no overwrought sympathy here.
    — Bob Wojnowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026
Definition of overwrought
Adjective
  • To the delight of a frenzied audience just hours after his home country of England won its quarterfinal match over Norway in the World Cup, Liverpool’s Paddy Pimblett (24-4-0) made quick work of Benoit Saint Denis (17-4-0) with a first-round TKO.
    — W.G. Ramirez, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • Following that match played in front of 80,000 fans in a frenzied atmosphere in Mexico City, Jimenez will now return to club duties in the second tier of English football with Wolves.
    — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of frenzied
Adjective
  • The atmosphere is calm rather than feverish, although Mikel Oyarzabal's chance after eight minutes briefly raises the anxiety levels.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • There’s nothing new or fancy in Hell House LLC, which makes its feverish grip on the audience even more admirable.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Definition of feverish

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