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Oversensitive meaning

Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin-skinned.

Synonyms of Oversensitive

sensitive

Related words

Other words often associated with Oversensitive or its synonyms:

erogenous susceptible sensible radiosensitive delicate reactive irritable photosensitive excitable alive insensitive nociceptive

Using Oversensitive

  • The main meaning on this page is: Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin-skinned.
  • Useful related words include: sensitive.
  • In the example corpus, oversensitive often appears in combinations such as: an oversensitive, oversensitive or.

Context around Oversensitive

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

100 1×

Often after:

anxious 1× timid 1× babies 1× snowflake 1×

Sentence patterns with Oversensitive

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as an oversensitive anxious and 1× bunch of oversensitive babies who 1× he was oversensitive timid and 1× is 100 oversensitive 1× of an oversensitive snowflake but 1× or being oversensitive or was 1× to be oversensitive but it 1× woke and oversensitive or bigoted 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as an oversensitive 1× depending on where 1× he was oversensitive 1× i had thought 1× i know it 1× i tried not 1×

Common sentence endings:

at his visitors 1× different political opinions 1× find everything offensive 1× of my items 1× on that trope 1× somehow at fault 1×

Words around Oversensitive

Just before it in the word index:

oversells 2 overselling 6 oversell 4 oversees 601 overseers 39 overseer 109

Just after it in the word index:

overserved 2 oversexualized 2 overshadow 106 overshadowed 354 overshadowing 61 overshadows 20

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Oversensitive

  • In this selection, "oversensitive" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 100, anxious, timid and babies stand out and add context to how "oversensitive" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as an oversensitive anxious and and bunch of oversensitive babies who. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "oversensitive" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with oversensitive

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It is 100% oversensitive. (4 words)

He was oversensitive, timid and barked in fear at his visitors. (11 words)

I had thought I was imagining it, or being oversensitive—or was somehow at fault. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Depending on where you stand on the political spectrum, you may see the other side as “woke and oversensitive” or “bigoted and backward” if you have limited exposure to different political opinions. (32 words)

Worst of all, we have completely ceded control of what we can and cannot say in public to the left, who are just a bunch of oversensitive babies who find everything offensive. (32 words)

I know it makes me kind of an oversensitive snowflake, but it seems like every 3rd commercial there for a while was based on that trope. (26 words)

Example sentences (8)

As an oversensitive, anxious and perpetually embarrassed teenager, I wanted to hide everything about my weird, American, pot-smoking parents and their crazy décor.

I tried not to be oversensitive but it felt like a dig at the quality of my items.

Depending on where you stand on the political spectrum, you may see the other side as “woke and oversensitive” or “bigoted and backward” if you have limited exposure to different political opinions.

He was oversensitive, timid and barked in fear at his visitors.

I had thought I was imagining it, or being oversensitive—or was somehow at fault.

It is 100% oversensitive.

Worst of all, we have completely ceded control of what we can and cannot say in public to the left, who are just a bunch of oversensitive babies who find everything offensive.

I know it makes me kind of an oversensitive snowflake, but it seems like every 3rd commercial there for a while was based on that trope.

Common combinations with oversensitive

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • an oversensitive 2×
  • oversensitive or 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "oversensitive" in a sentence?
An example: "As an oversensitive, anxious and perpetually embarrassed teenager, I wanted to hide everything about my weird, American, pot-smoking parents and their crazy décor." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "oversensitive" from authentic English texts.
What does "oversensitive" mean?
Oversensitive means: Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin-skinned.
What are synonyms of "oversensitive"?
Common synonyms of "oversensitive" include: sensitive.
How many example sentences with "oversensitive" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "oversensitive", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.