hyperactivehy‧per‧ac‧tive /ˌhaɪpərˈæktɪv◂/ adjective 
Examples
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Thesaurus- Our youngest daughter was hyperactive, and it had a damaging effect on the whole family.
- The City is full of hyperactive executives who never stop rushing around.
- Deborah had worried for a while that Scott was hyperactive and had considered taking him to get evaluated.
- Despite his Harlem location and hyperactive career, expectation out stripped his accomplishments.
- Do you have a hyperactive child?
- Even too much oxygen makes people hyperactive, until they eventually become less productive.
- His Chanel show blasted the audience to the backs of their seats with 20,000-volt fashion and hyperactive disco music.
- They pre-knew, pre-accepted, presumed that Casey was hyperactive.
- This brochure is full of sociable holidays for the hyperactive.
- To say a child is hyperactive does not say very much!
THESAURUS► energetic
Collocations having a lot of energy: · If you’re feeling energetic, we could go out for a run.
► full of energy/bursting with energy energetic and ready to work hard or do a lot of things: · I admire her because she’s so full of energy and enthusiasm.· When she first started at the college she was bursting with energy and full of new ideas.
► dynamic very energetic and always wanting to do new things: · What this country needs is a dynamic new leader.
► hyperactive having more energy than is normal or good, because you cannot keep still or quiet for very long – used especially about children: · Our youngest daughter was hyperactive, and it had a damaging effect on the whole family.
► tireless working with a lot of energy in a determined way, especially to achieve a particular thing: · She was a tireless campaigner against apartheid in South Africa.
► full of beans informal feeling energetic and happy and showing this in the way you behave: · He’s one of those people who leap out of bed full of beans every morning.
Longman Language Activatorvery active and full of energy► energetic very active and able to work hard or do an activity for a long time: · If you're feeling energetic, we could go out for a run.· My mother was a bustling, energetic woman.· The club has the support of an energetic and enthusiastic management committee.
► be full of energy/bursting with energy to have a lot of energy and be ready to work hard and do a lot of things: · William raced up the stairs, full of energy and excitement.· You have to be bursting with energy and health to do the top jobs, so they usually go to younger men.
► active always doing things: · She may be over 80, but she's still very active!· Aaron seemed like a normal active baby until he was about ten months old.
► dynamic very energetic, determined to succeed, and full of new ideas: · She is clearly a dynamic young woman with big ambitions.· What this country needs is dynamic and inspiring leadership!
► tireless: tireless worker/campaigner etc someone who keeps on working hard for a long time without getting tired: · Martin was a very popular teacher and a tireless worker for the school.· She has been a tireless peace campaigner for many years.
► hyperactive someone who is hyperactive is too active and often nervous, so that they are unable to relax or work calmly: · Our youngest daughter was hyperactive, and it had a damaging effect on the whole family.· The City is full of hyperactive executives who never stop rushing around.
► boisterous very energetic and noisy in a way that annoys other people - used especially about children: · Dan's a nice boy, but rather boisterous.· A large, boisterous crowd poured into the bar, singing and shouting noisily.
WORD SETS► Childrenbaby, nounbaby boomer, nounbabyhood, nounbabyish, adjectiveboy, nounchildren's home, nouncustody, nounfamily, nounfirst generation, nounfoundling, noungame, nounguttersnipe, nounhyperactive, adjectivelegitimate, adjectivelegitimize, verbminor, nounminority, nounmite, nounmotherless, adjectivenurture, nounorphan, nounorphanage, nounpapoose, nounpreteen, adjectiveprogeny, nounpuppy fat, nounragamuffin, nounscamp, nounschool friend, nounsextuplet, nounspoiled, adjectivetinker, nountoddle, verbtoddler, nountoilet-training, nountot, nounupbringing, nounurchin, nounward, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► child
someone, especially a child, who is hyperactive is too active, and is not able to keep still or be quiet for very long → attention deficit disorder► see thesaurus at energetic—hyperactivity /ˌhaɪpərækˈtɪvəti/ noun [uncountable]· Do you have a hyperactive child?· Nineteen out of every twenty hyperactive children are boys.· Surely a most inappropriate colour scheme for the bedroom of a hyperactive child?