overresponsive
Excessively quick reacting
Overresponsive means reacting too readily, too strongly, or too quickly.
An overresponsive immune system attacks harmless substances.
An overresponsive brake pedal makes a car jerk.
The steering felt overresponsive at highway speeds.
The word often implies that sensitivity has crossed from useful into problematic.
Excessively prone to offense
- touchyEasily upset or offended
- thin-skinnedEasily hurt by remarks
- hypersensitiveExcessively reactive to stimuli
- reactiveTending to respond
hair-trigger · jumpy · twitchy · prickly · irritable · temperamental · volatile · excitable
Respond disproportionately to something
- exaggerateOverstate beyond truth
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- extremeFurthest from moderate
- overblownInflated beyond reasonable proportion
overwrought · disproportionate · excessive · amplified · escalating · inflated · melodramatic · hysterical
Abnormally heightened awareness state
- hyperalertExcessively aware and watchful
- oversensitizedMade excessively reactive
- paranoidUnreasonably suspicious of others
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
on-edge · watchful · wary · guarded · apprehensive · nervous · overcautious · overprotective
Too keen
- overenthusiasticExcessively fervent or keen
- overzealousExcessively fervent or eager
- impatientUnwilling to wait
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
gung-ho · hasty · premature · anticipatory · proactive · keen · pushy · overbearing
oversensitive
Excessively prone to offense
- touchyEasily upset or offended
- thin-skinnedEasily hurt by remarks
- hypersensitiveExcessively reactive to stimuli
reactive · hair-trigger · jumpy · twitchy · prickly · irritable · temperamental · volatile · excitable · quick-tempered
overreact
Respond disproportionately to something
- exaggerateOverstate beyond truth
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- extremeFurthest from moderate
overblown · overwrought · disproportionate · excessive · amplified · escalating · inflated · melodramatic · hysterical · panicky
hypervigilant
Abnormally heightened awareness state
- hyperalertExcessively aware and watchful
- oversensitizedMade excessively reactive
- paranoidUnreasonably suspicious of others
anxious · on-edge · watchful · wary · guarded · apprehensive · nervous · overcautious · overprotective · suspicious
overeager
Too keen
- overenthusiasticExcessively fervent or keen
- overzealousExcessively fervent or eager
- impatientUnwilling to wait
impetuous · gung-ho · hasty · premature · anticipatory · proactive · keen · pushy · overbearing · intrusive
overresponsiveunderresponsive
Insufficiently reactive to stimuli
unresponsive · nonresponsive · insensitive · unreactive · inert
overresponsivecalm
Free from agitation
measured · composed · unflappable · imperturbable · stoic
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