as in nervous
easily excited by nature
an excitable child who needs a stable home life
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Recent Examples of excitable
At the Ricardo residence in the ’50s sitcom I Love Lucy, over-the-top housewife Lucy and Ricky, her excitable husband, were always getting into some sort of entertaining hijinks.
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Michael Gioia,
Architectural Digest,
1 Apr. 2026
Between each dance was an excruciating silence during which network-TV producers monitored and reset their equipment while the men fidgeted onstage like excitable children.
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Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
Lego Galaxy hopes to draw visitors — and perhaps new audiences — by focusing on slicker, more modern technology and injecting in the park the sort of excitable ride more commonly found at Legoland’s Southern California competitors.
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Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
But where Dad is excitable, McGonigle is more reserved.
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Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Michael Gioia,
Architectural Digest,
1 Apr. 2026
Between each dance was an excruciating silence during which network-TV producers monitored and reset their equipment while the men fidgeted onstage like excitable children.
—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
Lego Galaxy hopes to draw visitors — and perhaps new audiences — by focusing on slicker, more modern technology and injecting in the park the sort of excitable ride more commonly found at Legoland’s Southern California competitors.
—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
But where Dad is excitable, McGonigle is more reserved.
—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excitable
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At Clis boutique in Melrose Park, owner Jeimmy Espina is nervous and overwhelmed by the number of dead and injured in her home country.
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Apple head honchos are nervous about cybersecurity – and one reason might be a recent supply chain attack on supplier Tata, the largest Indian company of its kind to ink a partnership with the front-running American smartphone company.
Adjective
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Related Stories Set in 1948 Malaya in the volatile years that followed the end of World War II, the film traces a Malay soldier and a British soldier who are left behind after the British military withdraws.
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While the rally continued into early 2026, trade soon turned volatile.
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Though fans are anxious to see Andrade return to more events, her job in Rio is done.
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Homeless, his body torn, Odysseus needs to get back to her and Telemachus, his anxious son, and to clean up the mess.
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The conservation team will secure unstable paint before cleaning the works with fiber lasers.
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Most of the people with the dragons are either unstable or idiots, or both.
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Of course, Zola was hyperactive in his own way.
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And while Every Single Muscle may not be a concept album, its focus on the human body is intense and consistent to support a hyperactive number of songs and styles packed together.
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“Excitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excitable. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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