Meaning & use
hyper
Overly excited, energetic, or agitated, often in a way that is hard to control.
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The kids got hyper after eating too much sugar at the party.
He sounded hyper on the phone, talking fast about his exciting news.
A note on using this word
Hyper is an informal shortening of hyperactive and suits casual speech rather than formal writing.
Words with a similar meaning
excitablewiredoverexcited
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