as in nervous
easily excited by nature
an excitable child who needs a stable home life
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Recent Examples of excitable
In people who suffer chronic pain, there’s emerging evidence that their sensory neurons are more excitable than usual and can therefore be more easily triggered.
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
In the emotionally complex role of Bert, Jonathan West gives a winning turn that’s all heart – just like a Golden – and makes a great team with Jamie Elvey’s excitable but pragmatic Trixie.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 30 July 2025
For example, knowing that excitable dogs might overreact to moving images can inform desensitization approaches.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2025
Choreographer Byron Easley is completely in synch with Goldstein’s excitable approach to this material.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
In the emotionally complex role of Bert, Jonathan West gives a winning turn that’s all heart – just like a Golden – and makes a great team with Jamie Elvey’s excitable but pragmatic Trixie.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 30 July 2025
For example, knowing that excitable dogs might overreact to moving images can inform desensitization approaches.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2025
Choreographer Byron Easley is completely in synch with Goldstein’s excitable approach to this material.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excitable
Adjective
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Nearly nine out of 10 institutional investors (89%) are nervous about investing in bitcoin due to its record-breaking growth, fearing losses from buying at all-time highs.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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One new attorney who joined his program started with little knowledge and was nervous about joining.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In such a volatile climate, remarks that appear dismissive or insensitive can end careers, as networks and broadcasters face mounting pressure to act.—
Martha McHardy
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Relief pitching might be among the more volatile areas if not the department offering the most volatility.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Research in attachment theory tells us that people with anxious attachment tendencies often monitor signs of availability and care in their partners.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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While all of his children enjoy supporting him at his fights, María is the one who gets the most anxious, according to Canelo.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
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Interest generally petered off after Boelter’s unstable condition came to light, as his murders appeared to lack a partisan motivation.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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Chen has participated in both the supplier and wholesale sides of the alcoholic beverage three-tier system during his career and has witnessed the data discrepancy pain points under unstable policy change and nuanced market data in both segments.—
Nish Acharya,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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But then Lacey was back with the kids, banging around in the kitchen, and the first of the evening’s friends and acquaintances began to show up and the blessedness passed, as had the roadrunner, hyperactive and vigilant and always on the make, gone off to seek somebody else’s snakes.—
T. Coraghessan Boyle,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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Inattentive symptoms typically persist with age, while hyperactive ADHD symptoms often decline, according to the National Institutes of Health.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Excitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excitable. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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