overexcitable
Easily wound up
Overexcitable describes someone who becomes excited too easily or intensely.
The word suggests a low threshold for stimulation—an overexcitable child might bounce off the walls at a birthday party, while an overexcitable dog might bark at every passing car.
The puppy was overexcitable around visitors.
The term often implies this tendency is excessive or inappropriate to the situation.
Excessively reactive to stimuli
- jumpyNervously reactive to stimuli
- twitchyNervously prone to spasms
- skittishProne to nervous fright
- high-strungNervously sensitive temperament
nervous · anxious · fidgety · startled · jittery · on-edge · hair-trigger · oversensitive
Extreme in degree
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
- impassionedFilled with intense emotion
volatile · temperamental · mercurial · moody · dramatic · histrionic · overwrought · tearful
hypersensitive
Excessively reactive to stimuli
high-strung · nervous · anxious · fidgety · startled · jittery · on-edge · hair-trigger · oversensitive · thin-skinned
intense
Extreme in degree
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
impassioned · volatile · temperamental · mercurial · moody · dramatic · histrionic · overwrought · tearful · gushing
hyperactive
Excessively energetic, easily distracted
effervescent · animated · exuberant · enthusiastic · peppy · perky · spirited · vivacious · zippy · restless
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Free from agitation
placid · imperturbable · unflappable · serene · phlegmatic
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Fixed, not fluctuating
even-tempered · level-headed · stable · measured · stolid
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Carefully considered, unhurried
self-possessed · cool-headed · level-headed · collected · restrained
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