flip (out)

verb

Definition of flip (out)next
slang
1
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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2
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flip (out)
  1. melt down
  2. anger
  3. crack
  4. snap
  5. choke
  6. snarl
  7. break down
  8. blow up
Verb
  • Due to this, silver was often cut into smaller pieces or melted down.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Gossip blogger Perez Hilton was reportedly treated for a drug overdose after melting down during a livestream that caused concerns of self-harm.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of melt down
Verb
  • But Trump’s solution, to import 300,000 metric tons of beef and sell it at a reduced cost, angered American ranchers.
    — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Rebecca regrets angering Matthijs (Matteo van der Grijn) after putting his daughter in the middle of a heated discussion around the possibility of Matthijs moving to London.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of anger
Verb
  • Musetti cracked the world’s top five earlier this year, but has been hampered by injuries since.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Eggs are famous for being fragile, cracking open at the slightest nudge against a countertop.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of crack
Verb
  • In a loss on Wednesday, the usually upbeat Mauricio Dubón snapped his bat over his thigh after lining out for the last out.
    — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Forty-nine seconds remained after a scramble to snap the ball.
    — Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of snap
Verb
  • Advocates argue carts are silent, occupy less space than tourist vans and buses, and don’t choke the air with exhaust that also stains historic monuments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Chief among them is the war in Iran, which analysts view as a stalemate that has choked major maritime arteries for oil and gas.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of choke
Verb
  • Traffic was snarled early Wednesday near Detroit Metro Airport with all lanes of eastbound of I-94 shut down for hours.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The hourslong closure snarled the morning commute into Sacramento, shutting down westbound Highway 50 between Hazel Avenue and Sunrise Boulevard.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of snarl
Verb
  • In the middle of it, the air conditioner in Petty's bedroom broke down.
    — Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
  • By revealing exactly where collective quantum behavior breaks down, the studies offer a clearer picture of what future quantum systems would need to make similar effects possible.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of break down
Verb
  • Just last month, a 35-year-old woman who pledged allegiance to ISIS and wanted to blow up the New York State Capitol building in Albany and also attack senators was arrested, authorities announced at a news conference in August.
    — Mark Morales, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Over the summer, CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss blew up the storied institution by firing its executive producer and key correspondents and bringing in far less experienced replacements, including several right-leaning opinion journalists.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of blow up
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“Flip (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flip%20%28out%29. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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