[ US /ˈoʊvɝˈæktɪv/ ]
[ UK /ˌə‍ʊvəɹˈæktɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. more active than normal
    a hyperactive child
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How To Use overactive In A Sentence

  • My imagination is incredibly overactive. The Sun
  • Sometimes I question whether it really happened or if it was just another product of my overactive imagination.
  • The worms, as video footage shows, also became overactive in alcohol withdrawal and showed spontaneous and deep body bends - a behaviour rarely seen in 'teetotal' worms. Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
  • My family remember me as a curious and inquisitive youngster, my overactive imagination often running away with me. Times, Sunday Times
  • Most people just call it a full English breakfast, but I have an overactive imagination.
  • • Green frothy poop: In breastfed babies, green frothy poop signals overactive letdown or a foremilk/hindmilk imbalance. Baby Bites
  • Sometimes the thyroid glands become overactive. The Family Nutrition Workbook
  • If you have an overactive thyroid, skin is often fragile and thin. The Sun
  • Such fears are nothing more than the product of an overactive imagination .
  • Her family complained that she was overactive and spending excessive amounts of money.
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