overexcited

adjective

over·​ex·​cit·​ed ˌō-vər-ik-ˈsī-təd 

: excited to an excessive degree

overexcited children

overexcited neurons

an overexcited imagination

"Oh, cool!" I said, maybe a little overexcited because I was trying to get him psyched up.

—R. J. Palacio

overexcitedly adverb

… I thought we had all gone mad, for we roared stupidly with laughter and shouted overexcitedly at the completely fantastic sight we saw.

—Thor Heyerdahl

Examples of overexcited in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, some overexcited roadies (played by Kevin Nealon, Dana Carvey and Dennis Miller) resulted in Bertinelli getting up and leaving before the dinner had even really started. —Becca Longmire, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025

Swift showed up with her squad, got booed by overexcited Eagles fans, and made an enemy of President Donald J. Trump. —Vulture Staff, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2025

Romy is headed to the office when the overexcited animal gets away from its owner and starts charging down the sidewalk right at her. —Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024

However, the researchers observed that once propofol started to be given, the animals’ brains took longer to return to baseline after inputs such as sounds and remained in an overexcited state. —New Atlas, 19 July 2024

The set-up is simple: Thanksgiving-loving Bob gets a bit overexcited about his three-day turkey brine. —Lillian Brown, Vulture, 17 May 2024

For nervous, anxious, or overexcited dogs on the go, an all-natural supplement can help promote calm while traveling. —Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024

Drone footage, which was first published by The U.S. Sun, showed large crowds of co-eds sprawled out across the beach, and a fun beach boxing bout with gloves, a ref and an overexcited crowd cheering them on. —Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2024

Though anticipating food can do the trick for mice, little Mickeys, and Minnies sometimes drop off unexpectedly when they get overexcited about social encounters or running on a wheel. —Discover Magazine, 13 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for overexcited

• affrighted
• alighted
• benighted
• delighted
• excited
• farsighted
• highlighted
• ignited
• incited
• indicted
• invited
• nearsighted