Excitable
Excitable adjective - Easily excited by nature.
Usage example: an excitable child who needs a stable home life
Sensitive is a synonym for excitable in nervous topic. In some cases you can use "Sensitive" instead an adjective "Excitable", when it comes to topics like temperamental, easily affected, easily upset or inspired.
Sensitive
Sensitive adjective - Responsive to physical stimuli.
Usage example: sensitive skin
Excitable is a synonym for sensitive in easily affected topic. You can use "Excitable" instead an adjective "Sensitive".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- feeling and excitable
- feeling and sensitive
- emotional and excitable
- emotional and sensitive
- sentient and excitable
- sentient and sensitive
- susceptible and excitable
- susceptible and sensitive
- warm and excitable
- warm and sensitive
- responsive and excitable
- responsive and sensitive
- critical and excitable
- critical and sensitive
Both words in one sentence
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She's not portrayed nearly as sensitive as before and has an excitable personality.
Source: Same Character, but Different - Nyx is demure, humble, honest, nerdy, excitable, hyper-intellectual, and extremely curious; hates being the center of attention; is sensitive and empathetic; and finds it next to impossible to hide her feelings.
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