All hyper synonyms
hyΒ·per
H h adj hyper
- zealous β full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent. Synonyms: enthusiastic, eager, fervid, fervent, intense, passionate, warm. Antonyms: apathetic; lackadaisical.
- sportive β playful or frolicsome; jesting, jocose, or merry: a sportive puppy.
- swinging β Also called Big Band music, swing music. a style of jazz, popular especially in the 1930s and often arranged for a large dance band, marked by a smoother beat and more flowing phrasing than Dixieland and having less complex harmonies and rhythms than modern jazz.
- bustling β to move or act with a great show of energy (often followed by about): He bustled about cooking breakfast.
- grooving β a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board (tongue-and-groove joint) a furrow, or a natural indentation on an organism.
- hard-working β industrious; zealous: a hardworking family man.
- on the move β to pass from one place or position to another.
- changeable β Someone or something that is changeable is likely to change many times.
- froward β willfully contrary; not easily managed: to be worried about one's froward, intractable child.
- hotheaded β hot or fiery in spirit or temper; impetuous; rash: Hotheaded people shouldn't drive cars.
- inconsistent β lacking in harmony between the different parts or elements; self-contradictory: an inconsistent story.
- aghast β If you are aghast, you are filled with horror and surprise.
- mean β to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
- antsy β If someone is antsy, they are nervous or impatient.
- sensitive β endowed with sensation; having perception through the senses.
- disturbed β marked by symptoms of mental illness: a disturbed personality.
- ticklish β sensitive to tickling.
- fretful β disposed or quick to fret; irritable or peevish.
- touchy β apt to take offense on slight provocation; irritable: He is very touchy when he's sick.
- jumpy β subject to sudden, involuntary starts, especially from nervousness, fear, excitement, etc.
- uncertain β not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
- nervy β brashly presumptuous or insolent; pushy: a nervy thing to say; a nervy trick to pull.
- undependable β capable of being depended on; worthy of trust; reliable: a dependable employee.
- overwrought β extremely or excessively excited or agitated: to become overwrought on hearing bad news; an overwrought personality.
- variable β apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
- shaking β an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- willful β deliberate, voluntary, or intentional: The coroner ruled the death willful murder.
- shaky β tending to shake or tremble.
- cussed β obstinate
- solicitous β anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause): solicitous about a person's health.
- hypersensitive β excessively sensitive: to be hypersensitive to criticism.
- taut β tightly drawn; tense; not slack.
- troubled β to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- watchful β vigilant or alert; closely observant: The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.
- wired β made of wire; consisting of or constructed with wires.
- wreck β any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- shivery β readily breaking into shivers or fragments; brittle.
- unquiet β agitated; restless; disordered; turbulent: unquiet times.
- hung up β Slang: Vulgar. (of a male) having very large genitals.
- basket case β If someone describes a country or organization as a basket case, they mean that its economy or finances are in a seriously bad state.
adjective hyper
- hyperactive β unusually or abnormally active: a company's hyperactive growth; the child's hyperactive imagination.
- manic β pertaining to or affected by mania.
- excitable β Responding rather too readily to something new or stimulating; too easily excited.
- emotional β Of or relating to a person's emotions.
- freak β a fleck or streak of color.
- on the edge β at the rim
- rash β acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration.
- maniacal β of or relating to mania or a maniac.
- excited β awakened
- furibund β Choleric, irate, propense to being furious.