FLIP OUT Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

flip (out)

verb

Definition of flip (out)

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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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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

Sánchez is facing mounting scrutiny amid a prolonged humanitarian crisis in Ceuta, where the flood of thousands of migrants has angered residents in the tiny community, which is ill-equipped to handle such an influx.

— Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors argued Monday that Kading’s disclosures angered Davis.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of anger

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By taking stem cells from a host’s own body and encouraging them to differentiate before mixing them with a commercially available, soluble matrix gel, researchers may have cracked the most critical problems in the transplant process.

— Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
After sitting undisturbed even as a few shots passed close to them, one flew for its life — just as Medvedev cracked a forehand crosscourt that Gorzny could only send into the net.

— Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of crack

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Some stakes eventually snapped under the weight of the changing components, further reducing the effectiveness of the collection mesh.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
The measuring device is a small disc that snaps into the back of a person’s underwear.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of snap

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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

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All lanes of Interstate 80 near Sierra College Boulevard in the Loomis area reopened Wednesday morning after a fiery crash shut down westbound traffic and snarled the morning commute.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
The ensuing traffic jam sent reverberations far and wide and snarled thousands of people.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 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

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flip (out)

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