overexcited

adjective

Definition of overexcitednext
as in excited

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Recent Examples of overexcited 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overexcited
  1. excited
  2. hyperactive
  3. overactive
  4. agitated
  5. hectic
  6. overwrought
  7. frenzied
  8. feverish
Adjective
  • Julianne being available and excited, wanting to come and play in the sandbox; James, similarly.
    — EW Staff, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • So, when the opportunity to visit Tanzania arose, I was intrigued and excited to embark on this journey.
    — Ronny Maye, Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of excited
Adjective
  • His family, speaking in court, described him as a hyperactive kid who was placed in foster homes twice.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Myers looks the part and played Musk as a giggly, hopping, hyperactive South African toddler and/or glitchy robot.
    — Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
Definition of hyperactive
Adjective
  • In many vertebrates, overactive NRF2 triggers big problems like tumor growth.
    — Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The goldfish exercise helps relax overactive jaw muscles, reduces joint strain, and improves maximal mouth opening by reducing tightness in the temporomandibular joint.4 3.
    — Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of overactive
Adjective
  • As the teen grows increasingly agitated by Briony’s questioning, desperate to take charge of the conversation, the camera pans around the pair, giving the audience a feeling of cage-like entrapment.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
  • While the crew was meeting to decide whether or not to turn the plane around, Augustin became more agitated and began punching and kicking the seat and passenger in front of him, the court document says.
    — Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of agitated
Adjective
  • The focal point of the evening was of course, Cynthia Erivo, who recently came off a hectic awards season, as she was nominated for an OSCAR, Golden Globe, NAACP Award, and SAG Award for her role as Elphaba in the award-winning film, WICKED.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Reddit users mention paying a premium for these low-lift meals, but during hectic holidays sometimes the convenience is worth it.
    — Brennan Long, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of hectic
Adjective
  • In a music doc landscape pocked with overwrought hagiographies, The Makings of Curtis Mayfield does distinguish itself.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Two decades later, parts of the film may seem cheesy or overwrought (especially the soaring Celine Dion ballads), but goddamn it if you won’t be entertained and even shed a tear when the fiddler literally goes down with the ship.
    — Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
Definition of overwrought
Adjective
  • But the complications with the clock ticking and the fate of the free world at stake are all part on the frenzied fun.
    — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Berrigan’s frenzied poetic output, championing the values of boldness and immediacy, would remain a lifelong influence for Brainard.
    — David S. Wallace, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of frenzied
Adjective
  • The Free Leonard Peltier team rushed back to the editing room to add this happy ending, working at a feverish pace to craft a new DCP for the January 27th premiere.
    — Tom White, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
  • During a moment of feverish American territorial expansion, President Andrew Jackson suggested buying the island in 1832.
    — Louise Bokkenheuser, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of feverish

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