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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Verb

Tin cans are also melted down and turned into aluminium for jewelry.

— Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
At one point, his statue in Charlottesville, Virginia, was melted down into two tons of bronze ingots.

— Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2026

Definition of melt down

Verb

The receptionist angers Kripke and Bert so much that they are picked up by the police — along with Stuart, who had also been arrested.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 31 July 2026
The strategy has also angered China, which has demanded that Manila rein in the Coast Guard spokesman who leads it.

— Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of anger

Verb

More than 180 bullets pierced, cracked or shattered windows in six buildings on campus.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
In Asia, American won’t crack more than 500 flight operations this month, while United will operate more than 2,400 flights and Delta more than 1,000, according to Cirium data.

— Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of crack

Verb

Jakob Marsee snapped a scoreless tie with a two-run double in the fifth inning and Kyle Stowers homered for the second straight night Friday, powering the Miami Marlins to a 5-2 win over the New York Mets.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Investigators found damaged trees along Rock Branch Road, before the tornado crossed Highway 212 and snapped or uprooted numerous trees along the southward slope of Shelton Laurel Creek and toward Cutshall Town Road.

— Joe Marusak July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

Definition of snap

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Today, however, several armed groups allied with Tehran are back to pressuring Iran’s foes by opening new fronts that complicate the war and threaten to choke the global economy.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
The important thing to know is that these techniques should only be used if your pet is truly choking – not simply coughing or gagging – and your pet should still be seen by a veterinarian afterward, even if the object is removed.

— Cathy M. Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of choke

Verb

WestJet canceled 495 flights Sunday, snarling travel plans in Canada in the middle of a long holiday weekend.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
After the upheaval of the coronavirus pandemic, followed by the writers’ and actors’ strikes that snarled the production pipeline, many industry observers feared that Zoomers were a lost demographic.

— Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of snarl

Verb

Here Phillips breaks down some of the key looks from both films and her experience working with Wilde.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Fuse is breaking down big challenges in fusion energy into small, solvable objectives and has managed to build the world’s first IMG pulser within a span of three years and within the budget.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of break down

Verb

The accusations also blew up the film rights auction that UTA’s Jason Richman was reportedly getting ready to handle.

— Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
To Jones’ point, Uwazurike single-handedly blew up one run-sweep to Harvey in a 9-on-7 period, arriving in the backfield the near second Harvey even touched the ball.

— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of blow up

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