Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

overexcited

British  
/ ˌəʊvərɪkˈsaɪtɪd /

adjective

  1. excessively excited

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

In an earlier study published the same year, Silverman demonstrated that when neurons in this region become overexcited, they can paradoxically promote sleepiness rather than wakefulness.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

They’re not getting overexcited about a couple of wins in the group stage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

“Are we in a phase where investors as a whole are overexcited about AI?” he said to a group of reporters in August.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2025

Asia White defines herself as an “idea person” — someone with an expansive imagination and a tendency to get overexcited.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2024

An overexcited pug snorted and gasped, shoving his short-muzzled face against the crisscross-prison-barred door of Fig’s cage.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training