OVERACTIVE Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

overactive

adjective

ˌō-vər-ˈak-tiv

as in heated

being in a state of increased activity or agitation the boy manages to panic himself by his own overactive imagination

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Recent Examples of overactive Magnesium glycinate may help relieve migraine pain and reduce migraine frequency by relaxing blood vessels, reducing inflammation, and calming overactive nerve signals contributing to pain. —

Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025 Biologics slow or stop inflammation and target the overactive part of the immune system that causes psoriasis. —

Laura Schober, Health, 4 Jan. 2025 Eczema and Psoriasis Eczema and psoriasis are chronic skin conditions that cause skin redness, irritation, and itch due to abnormal or overactive immune responses.58 Both eczema and psoriasis can cause dry patches of skin throughout the body, including on the feet. —

Francisco J. Rivera Rosario, Health, 22 Dec. 2024 What scientists do know is this: As in many autoimmune diseases, B cells become overactive and release autoantibodies, proteins that attack healthy tissue or recruit T cells to do their dirty work. —

Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 14 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for overactive

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However, the question of their origins is the subject of a heated cultural war over Indian identity.

— The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Now, both drivers must face each other again in the Last Chance Qualifier. NASCAR reporter Noah Lewis shared a video to social media of the two drivers in a heated exchange following the heat race.

— David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025