Meanings
comparative more hyperactive · superlative most hyperactive
- Having an increased state of activity
1 more example
Salarians are noted for their high-speed metabolism, which allows them to function on just one hour of sleep a day. Their minds and bodies work faster than most sapient races, making them seem restless or hyperactive. The drawback of this active metabolism is a short lifespan of around 40 human years.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Salarians: Biology Codex entry - having attention deficit disorder (no longer used by the scientific community)
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivemore active than normal
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Hellenic*hupér
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
- Englishhyper-
- Old Frenchactif
- Middle Englishactyf
- Englishactive
- Englishhyperactive
Translations
Bulgarian свръхактивен
- свръхактивен (svrăhaktiven)having an increased state of activity
Catalan hiperactiu, hiperactiu
- hiperactiuhaving an increased state of activity
- hiperactiuhaving attention deficit disorder
Czech hyperaktivní
- hyperaktivníhaving an increased state of activity
Dutch hyperactief, hyperactief
- hyperactiefhaving an increased state of activity
- hyperactiefhaving attention deficit disorder
Finnish yliaktiivinen, hyperaktiivinen
- yliaktiivinenhaving an increased state of activity
- hyperaktiivinenhaving an increased state of activity
French hyperactif
- hyperactifhaving an increased state of activity
German überaktiv, hyperaktiv
- überaktivhaving an increased state of activity
- hyperaktivhaving an increased state of activity
- hyperaktivhaving attention deficit disorder
Greek υπερδραστήριος
- υπερδραστήριος (yperdrastírios)having an increased state of activity
Hebrew פְּעַלְתָּן
- פְּעַלְתָּן (p'altán)having an increased state of activity
Indonesian hiperaktif
- hiperaktifhaving an increased state of activity
Māori tou tīrairaka, totoa
- tou tīrairakahaving an increased state of activity
- totoahaving an increased state of activity
Polish nadpobudliwy, nadpobudliwy
- nadpobudliwyhaving an increased state of activity
- nadpobudliwyhaving attention deficit disorder
Romanian hiperactiv
- hiperactivhaving an increased state of activity
Russian гиперакти́вный, чрезме́рно акти́вный
- гиперакти́вный (giperaktívnyj)having an increased state of activity
- чрезме́рно акти́вный (črezmérno aktívnyj)having an increased state of activity
Spanish hiperactivo, puro nervio
- hiperactivohaving an increased state of activity
- puro nerviohaving an increased state of activity
Ukrainian гіперакти́вний
- гіперакти́вний (hiperaktývnyj)having an increased state of activity
Welsh gorfywiog
- gorfywioghaving an increased state of activity
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with hyperactive
Cite this entry
hyperactive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperactive
“hyperactive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperactive. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperactive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperactive.
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