OVEREXCITED Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

overexcited

adjective

Definition of overexcited

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

Adjective

But the person most excited to play catch with his father, Ron, was Twins manager Derek Shelton, who wasn’t sure his arm would be capable after throwing Buxton batting practice Monday.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Even still, the filmmaker is excited to let Edinburgh audiences begin probing this surprisingly affecting piece on loss and extraterrestrial life.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 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

Bret is obsessed, but is his fixation on Robert the product of lust or an overactive imagination that can’t be fulfilled by his work on a novel titled Less Than Zero?

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
To stop treating my body like an inconvenient vehicle for my overactive brain.

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 13 July 2026

Definition of overactive

Adjective

Matykiewicz had a hectic spring, mixing in college football visits during baseball season and ultimately finding his home with the Huskies.

— Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
The line outside the Manhattan nightclub Joyface was always hectic, but on Saturday night it was particularly mobbed.

— Shane O’Neill, Washington Post, 10 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

Once, when his unit came under heavy fire, a soldier running for cover caught a glimpse of Salinger hunched under a table, clacking away like a frenzied newsman on deadline.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Before the line-up for the 2026 Venice Film Festival was revealed, there was much frenzied speculation about what might show up on it.

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of frenzied

Adjective

Throughout this long, cold winter, an air of feverish anticipation has simmered in Chile's capital.

— John Bartlett, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of feverish

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