FLIP (OUT) Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

flip (out)

verb

Definition of flip (out)

slang

as in to lose it

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

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as in to anger

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

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Paraguay’s president was removed from office and detained after the country’s largest digital bank melted down, leaving half the populace without access to funds and plunging the country into a political crisis.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 8 Nov. 2026
The album featured the sexy, chicken-scratch funk of the 1970s melted down to something slow and gooey next to early-morning comedown music for a ’90s-style sunrise in the chill-out room.

— Jack Denton, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of melt down

Verb

The downfall of his predecessor, longtime Democratic Speaker Michael Madigan, began with women angered by his handling of #MeToo incidents involving his campaign and government staff in 2017 and 2018.

— Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
But others, particularly in Missouri, have been concerned and angered to see that their bills will soon go up, the second price hike for this year.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of anger

Verb

The question is if Lit Hub’s readers prefer a wise-cracking friend or a wise-cracking crush?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2026
In the haunting quiet, a lockbox door swings open, and Alberich (Julius Feldmeier), a contortionist, emerges fully nude, unfolding his limbs and snapping and cracking his bones and muscles back into place.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of crack

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Zaccharie Risacher scored 22 points off the bench for the Mavericks, who had their three-game winning streak snapped.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
Cleveland started its Open Division trifecta two years ago by snapping Palisades’ streak of 11 consecutive titles with a 15-4 finals victory at Valley College.

— Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of snap

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Allan himself was visibly overcome with emotion through much of the brief news conference, his voice at times choking with pain.

— Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026
If someone is choking and first aid measures fail to dislodge the obstruction, call 911, the agency said.

— Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of choke

Verb

The westbound lanes of Interstate 30 were closed, snarling traffic for the morning commute as crews worked to clear the scene.

— Briauna Brown, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
One person died and two others were taken to hospitals Thursday after a crash involving a big rig that snarled traffic on Highway 99 in Elk Grove.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of snarl

Verb

The Defense Secretary at the president’s direction are blowing up fishing boats in the middle of oceans.

— NBC news, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2026
Stacked with guest appearances by frequent collaborators Future, Young Thug and Rylo Rodriguez, Fresh finds Baby delivering 17 new songs that reassert his position as one of the most gifted mainstream MCs to blow up this decade.

— Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of blow up

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