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overactive

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -æktɪv
  • CMU ARPABET: OW1 V ER0 AE1 K T IH0 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Excessively active.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

more active than normal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a hyperactive child

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hyperactive

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From over- + active.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: свръхактивен (svrǎhaktiven) — excessively active
  • Finnish: yliaktiivinen — excessively active
  • German: überaktiv — excessively active
  • Indonesian: overaktif — excessively active
  • Russian: чрезме́рно акти́вный (črezmérno aktívnyj) — excessively active