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Hyperactive vs Energetic - What's the difference?

hyperactive | energetic |

As adjectives the difference between hyperactive and energetic

is that hyperactive is having an increased state of activity while energetic is possessing, exerting, or displaying energy.

hyperactive

English

Adjective

(wikipedia hyperactive) (en adjective)
  • having an increased state of activity
  • having attention deficit disorder (no longer used by the scientific community)

    • Synonyms

    * overactive

    Antonyms

    * hypoactive

    Derived terms

    * hyperactively

    energetic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * energetick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Possessing, exerting, or displaying energy.
    • Cosmic rays are energetic particles from outer space.
    Those kids are so energetic : they want to run around playing all day.
  • Of or relating to energy.
    • energetic laws

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "energetic" is often applied: person, man, woman, child, life, material, particle, ion, healing, anatomy, etc. * Where non-English languages use an adjective analogous to "energetic", English often uses "energy" attributively: "energy efficiency" is much more common than "energetic efficiency".

    Derived terms

    * energetically