HYPERACTIVE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HYPERACTIVE?

Need another word that means the same as “hyperactive”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “hyperactive” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Hyperactive” are: overactive, frantic, wild, frenetic, hectic, fraught, feverish, fevered, mad, crazed, manic, energetic, intense, furious, fast and furious, turbulent, tumultuous, confused, confusing

Hyperactive as an Adjective

Definitions of "Hyperactive" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “hyperactive” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Abnormally or extremely active.
• (of a child) showing constantly active and sometimes disruptive behaviour.
• More active than normal.

Synonyms of "Hyperactive" as an adjective (19 Words)

confused	Having lost your bearings confused as to time or place or personal identity. A confused expression crossed her face.
confusing	Bewildering or perplexing. He found being in Egypt very confusing.
crazed	Insane or wildly out of control. A crazed killer.
energetic	Showing or involving great activity or vitality. Moderately energetic exercise.
fast and furious	Indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time.
fevered	Highly excited. They mopped his fevered brow.
feverish	Marked by intense agitation or emotion. The next couple of weeks were spent in a whirl of feverish activity.
frantic	Excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion. Frantic with anger and frustration.
fraught	(of a situation or course of action) filled with or likely to result in (something undesirable. Words fraught with meaning.
frenetic	Fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way. Frenetic screams followed the accident.
furious	(of the elements) as if showing violent anger. A furious battle.
hectic	Marked by intense agitation or emotion. A hectic business schedule.
intense	Extremely sharp or intense. The job demands intense concentration.
mad	Affected with madness or insanity. A man who had gone mad.
manic	(in psychiatry) relating to or affected by mania. Manic patients.
overactive	More active than normal. The product of an overactive imagination.
tumultuous	Making an uproar or loud, confused noise. A tumultuous crowd.
turbulent	Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not stable or calm. The turbulent sea.
wild	Produced from wild animals or plants without cultivation. A wild bitterly cold night.

Usage Examples of "Hyperactive" as an adjective

• A hyperactive pituitary gland.
• A hyperactive child.

Associations of "Hyperactive" (30 Words)

active	An active form of a verb. He was politically active.
activeness	The state of being active.
activity	A thermodynamic quantity representing the effective concentration of a particular component in a solution or other system equal to its concentration multiplied by an activity coefficient. Volcanic activity.
athletic	Relating to or befitting athletics or athletes. Big muscular athletic boys.
behavior	Behavioral attributes the way a person behaves toward other people. The behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments.
biologic	Relating to biology biological. There is growing interest in the biologic activities of plant extracts in the treatment of disease.
boy	Men who mix socially or who belong to a particular group, team, or profession. A group of six boys.
brisk	Become brisk. She adopted a brisk businesslike tone.
briskly	In an impatient or brusque way. We spent our day swimming in the briskly cold water.
briskness	Liveliness and eagerness.
bustling	(of a place) full of activity. An absurd and bustling busybody.
child	An immature childish person. She writes books for children.
demonstrative	A demonstrative determiner or pronoun. An affectionate and demonstrative family.
do	Doctor s degree in osteopathy. He s doing bistro food.
dynamics	The varying levels of volume of sound in different parts of a musical performance. The dynamics of changing social relations.
effusive	Extravagantly demonstrative. An effusive welcome.
hyperactivity	Constantly active and sometimes disruptive behaviour, occurring primarily in children. Hyperactivity of the thyroid gland.
lively	Elastic; rebounds readily. A lively period in history.
nimble	Moving quickly and lightly. Her mind was so nimble and she was so quick to learn.
nocturnally	At night.
pep	Liveliness and energy. Measures to pep up the economy.
physical	Impelled by physical force especially against resistance. A real cop would get physical.
revitalization	The action of imbuing something with new life and vitality. The city has seen revitalization of its economy.
sporting	Exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play. Sporting gents and their ladies.
sprightly	Full of spirit and vitality. She was quite sprightly for her age.
vibrant	Quivering; pulsating. His vibrant voice.
vigorous	Characterized by or involving physical strength, effort, or energy. A vigorous hiker.
vivacity	Characterized by high spirits and animation. He was struck by her vivacity humour and charm.