What does overactive mean?

overactive means "more active than normal".

How many syllables are in overactive?

overactive has 4 syllables: o-ve-rac-tive. The stress falls on "o". In IPA it is /ˈoʊvɚˈæktɪv/.

What is another word for overactive?

Close synonyms include hyperactive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is overactive a common word?

overactive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with overactive?

7 words rhyme with overactive. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

overactive — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
more active than normal
“a hyperactive child”
Synonymshyperactive
Similaractive

Questions about overactive

What does overactive mean?: overactive means "more active than normal".
How many syllables are in overactive?: overactive has 4 syllables: o-ve-rac-tive. The stress falls on "o". In IPA it is /ˈoʊvɚˈæktɪv/.
What is another word for overactive?: Close synonyms include hyperactive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is overactive a common word?

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