Synonyms of flip (out)

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flip (out)

verb

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slang

1

as in to melt down

to yield to mental or emotional stress

a movie about a submarine captain who flips out when there's an emergency, leaving the crew to deal with it on their own

Synonyms & Similar Words

• melt down
• lose it
• fall apart
• crack
• wig (out)
• choke
• break up
• break down
• blow one's cool
• freak (out)
• go to pieces
• go off the deep end

2

as in to blow up

to become very angry

when my wife saw that I had broken her great-grandmother's vase, she absolutely flipped out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blow up
• anger
• go ballistic
• snap
• snarl
• hit the ceiling
• fly into a rage
• hit the roof
• blow one's top
• blow a gasket
• forget oneself
• have a fit
• fly off the handle
• blow one's stack
• glare
• flare (up)
• blow one's cool
• lose one's temper
• tee off
• storm
• lose one's cool
• explode
• flash
• steam
• rage
• vituperate
• warm
• foam
• rant
• flare (out)
• fulminate
• sputter
• rave
• burst
• vent
• bristle
• glower
• fume
• sizzle
• burn
• smolder
• inflame
• seethe
• madden
• enflame
• smoulder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calm (down)
• cool (off or down)
• simmer down
• relax
• quiet (down)
• chill out
• hush

• calm (down)
• cool (off or down)
• simmer down
• relax
• quiet (down)
• chill out
• hush

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