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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overexcited

Adjective

Wall Street isn’t particularly excited about CagriSema, whose previous late-stage clinical trials disappointed investors because the drug showed weight loss efficacy below expectations.

— Annika Kim Constantino,Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Winters said his mission is still driven in large part by getting kids excited about playing a violin or cello.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 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

Using superpotent thyroid tablets can cause an overactive thyroid, leading to symptoms including weight loss, hypertension, and rapid heart rate.

— Amber Brenza, HEALTH, 24 Sep. 2026
Mood stabilizers influence brain receptors that release and maintain neurotransmitters, calm overactive circuits and strengthen cellular connections over time.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of overactive

Adjective

Migratory birds in captivity develop Zugunruhe, an agitated fitfulness, at certain times of year.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Following instructions from the kidnappers (unbeknownst to his increasingly agitated comrades), Lee drives out to meet them for the exchange, only to wreck his car and become distracted saving a nearby woman, Hua (Moon Lee).

— Jake Cole, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of agitated

Adjective

With a lazy summer in our rear view and hectic school and job schedules around the bend, ‘tis the season for overworking ourselves.

— Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 23 Sep. 2026
Between a few shows, appointments, school drop-offs, and my consulting work, days are hectic.

— Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of hectic

Adjective

Challenged on all sides, Hansen finds that his only recourse is to throw himself, with ever more frenzied self-seriousness, into his work.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
He was supposed to set pay levels for executives of those large companies that took bailouts during the bailout-frenzied days of the Great Recession.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of frenzied

Adjective

The price more than doubled during the feverish close of the auction presented by Fanatics Collect.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
This enthusiasm could be partly explained by the band’s unexpected reunion, but brief inserts of footage from Oasis’ triumphant shows at Knebworth in 1996 suggest that the Mancunian band engenders a type of fandom of a particularly feverish kind.

— Elena Lazic, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of feverish

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