Overactive (Adjective)
Meaning
More active than normal; "a hyperactive child".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The child was bouncing off the walls with his overactive imagination running wild in the ball pit.
- The doctor told my overactive son to cut down on the sugar before bedtime if he wanted to stop waking up every few hours.
- With her overactive mind racing with worry, Sarah had trouble falling asleep on the night before her exam.
- Her overactive spirit led her to volunteer for three charity organizations on the same weekend, much to the exhaustion of her friends.
- In order to help the overactive kid burn off energy, his teacher had him play tag during recess with his classmates.