overactive

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overactive

Rhymes with -æktɪv

Where it comes from

From over- + active.

adjective more overactive · most overactive

Excessively active.
Similar: hyperactive

Opposite: underactive

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adjective

Opposite: underactive

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adj excessively active

Deutsch	überaktiv
Русский	чрезме́рно акти́вный črezmérno aktívnyj

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@misc{overactive_2026,
  title = {overactive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overactive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}