Synonyms of oversensitive

oversensitive

adjective

as in hypersensitive

Related Words

• hypersensitive
• supersensitive
• sensitive
• tetchy
• touchy
• irritable
• ticklish
• thin-skinned
• huffy
• petulant
• peevish
• crotchety
• snappish
• irascible
• tender
• testy
• grouchy
• pettish
• grumpy
• crabby
• waspish
• choleric
• snarky
• cranky
• stuffy
• cantankerous
• cross
• stroppy
• snippy
• querulous
• disagreeable
• prickly
• ornery
• short-tempered
• bilious
• raspy
• dyspeptic
• curmudgeonly
• perverse
• surly
• quick-tempered
• ratty
• cross-grained
• ill-natured
• snippety
• ill-humored
• bearish
• ill-tempered
• snappy

Dissimilar Words

• amiable
• agreeable
• good-natured
• thick-skinned
• unconcerned
• carefree
• easygoing
• relaxed
• good-tempered
• well-disposed
• understanding
• forbearing
• long-suffering
• obliging
• happy-go-lucky

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of oversensitive

Most commenters on the TSR post agreed that Yung Miami meant no disrespect and that Lizzo was being a little oversensitive. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025

The 8th and 9th are full of good energy, but everyone seems to be feeling oversensitive near the 13th. — Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 1 Sep. 2023

My Feelings’ is that the entire movie turns into a satire of what has become our fetishistically supportive and oversensitive therapeutic culture of positivity. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 May 2023

Automated software looks for moving blips of light, checks them against possible false positives like subatomic particles from space zapping the detector, oversensitive pixels, and the like. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2023

Students are often accused of being oversensitive, but Professor Wax’s colleagues have shared their own uncomfortable moments with her in public forums. — Vimal Patel, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023