excitable
Quick to react
Excitable describes someone or something easily stirred to emotion or reaction.
An excitable child gets worked up quickly; an excitable crowd responds intensely to stimulation.
The word often suggests a low threshold for arousal—whether enthusiasm, anxiety, or agitation.
In physiology, excitable tissue responds readily to stimuli: excitable neurons, excitable membranes.
Intensely emotional or enthusiastic
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- impressionableEasily influenced or affected
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
emotive · dramatic · overwrought · melodramatic · histrionic · effusive · demonstrative · thin-skinned
Easily upset, unpredictable
- irritableEasily provoked to annoyance
- moodyProne to sullenness
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
- mercurialProne to sudden change
unpredictable · impulsive · erratic · touchy · tetchy · changeable · flighty · petulant
passionate
Intensely emotional or enthusiastic
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- impressionableEasily influenced or affected
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
sentimental · emotive · dramatic · overwrought · melodramatic · histrionic · effusive · demonstrative · thin-skinned · high-strung
temperamental
Easily upset, unpredictable
- irritableEasily provoked to annoyance
- moodyProne to sullenness
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
mercurial · unpredictable · impulsive · erratic · touchy · tetchy · changeable · flighty · petulant · hot-headed
lively
Animated and energetic
- vivaciousAttractively energetic and enthusiastic
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
- dynamicActive and changing
bubbly · spirited · peppy · sprightly · vigorous · perky · zippy · effervescent · exuberant · frisky
anticipation
State of awaiting something
- enthusiasticShowing intense eager enjoyment
- keenSharp or enthusiastic
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
zealous · avid · impatient · anxious · desirous · yearning · hungry · thirsty · gung-ho · fervent
- emotionaldramatic, hysterical, weepy, tearful, melodramatic
- childlike traitsplayful, curious, innocent, imaginative, young
- dog traitsloyal, friendly, loyalty, devoted, playful
- reactivereactive, volatile, high-strung, jumpy, jittery
- temperamentscholeric, phlegmatic, melancholic, sanguine, introvert
- hot-temperedhotheaded, quick-tempered, hair-trigger, fiery, volatile
excitablecalm
Free from agitation
placid · unexcitable · imperturbable · unflappable · phlegmatic
excitably, unexcitable, excitability, overexcitable, inexcitable