Synonyms of hypersensitive

hypersensitive

adjective

as in oversensitive

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of hypersensitive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those with such hypersensitive threat detection probably had a leg up in a Paleolithic world full of menace, but in a modern one, such stress is usually maladaptive—except in the rare cases when modern life presents true menace, which many people underreact to. —Richard A. Friedman, The Atlantic, 29 July 2024

Older research has discovered that estrogen can actually impact the way our brains process sound, so lower rates of estrogen during perimenopause can make our hearing hypersensitive. —Avital Norman Nathman, Flow Space, 10 July 2024

For instance, Sagittarius' brutally honest and often tactless approach could clash with Cancer's hypersensitive nature, leading to misunderstandings between the two. —Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024

Another contributing factor is that people who are hypersensitive to any general stimulating factor may experience migraine attacks more frequently. —Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024