hyper
- active adj.
- anxious adj.
- distressed adj.
- fidgety adj.
- frantic adj.
- frenetic adj.
- hyperactive adj.
- invigorating adj.
- lively adj.
- madding adj.
- on edge adj.
- overexcited adj.
- overwrought adj.
- rousing adj.
- spirited adj.
- sprightly adj.
- temperamental adj.
- tense adj.
- tireless adj.
- untiring adj.
- unwearied adj.
- vehement adj.
- weariless adj.
- beyond adv.
- on edge adv.
Example Sentences
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"When we inactivate these neurons, the mice become hyper distractable," Kothari said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
“Everyone’s hyper focused on the number of units,” Allman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Patients who lack the ability to access this diversity-generating process—including those suffering from a condition known as hyper IgM—remain dangerously vulnerable to infection and often require antibody infusions for life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
"More than half experienced physical symptoms including difficulty sleeping, headaches or excessive tiredness, while nearly two thirds reported behavioural changes such as distrusting others or hyper vigilance," Halkon said.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
If you've read about hyper and hypo on page 102, you may wonder whether there's such a word as hypobole.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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