flipped (out)

verb

past tense of flip (out), slang
1
as in melted 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

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2
as in had a fit
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 flipped (out)
  1. melted down
  2. snarled
  3. cracked
  4. angered
  5. choked
  6. snapped
  7. blew up
  8. glared
Verb
  • The Art Nouveau and Art Deco items taken are said to be made of crystal, gold, and semi-precious stones, and cannot be melted down.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 7 July 2026
  • Most of the statue was melted down and reformed into musket balls, and several of these are on display in the opening section of the show across from four large intact pieces of the original.
    — Cat Dawson, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of melted down
Verb
  • Goods that have been snarled in the delays have included building equipment, furniture, spare parts, and even fresh flowers.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 July 2026
  • The incident snarled traffic on the busy interstate during the evening commute.
    — Riley Rourke, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of snarled
Verb
  • As the Yankees prepared to play on the United States’ 250th birthday, Ben Rice cracked a joke.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
  • The prospect of holding dry, cracked hands after dinner might persuade him that moisturizing under the table is the lesser offense.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Definition of cracked
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  • They also have been angered by Kennedy’s attempts to link vaccines to autism, going against decades of research that show no such link, and his framing of autism as a debilitating disease.
    — Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • They've also been angered by Kennedy's attempts to link vaccines to autism, going against decades of research that show no such link, and his framing of autism as a debilitating disease.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of angered
Verb
  • In 2020, when massive fires choked the region for weeks, 43 of the Bay Area’s 46 particulate-matter Spare the Air alert days were affected by wildfire smoke.
    — Seth Borenstein, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • The aisles were so choked that blooms and branches brushed against us, the air heady with the scent of lilies, roses, eucalyptus, and sweet decay.
    — Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
Definition of choked
Verb
  • The lone goal allowed by goalkeeper Unai Simón was in the quarterfinal game against Belgium that snapped his World Cup record of 650 scoreless minutes.
    — STEPHEN HAWKINS, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
  • The New York Yankees snapped Jose Contreras’ winning streak at 17 decisions with a 6-5 win over the Chicago White Sox.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of snapped
Verb
  • But the gesture that surprised him most, Salazar said, may have been the time that one of Fanara’s cooks couldn’t get to work because his car’s engine blew up.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • All the hype and pageantry of an impending Conor McGregor return to the UFC Octagon on Saturday night blew up in smoke within seconds.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of blew up
Verb
  • Although Brown was absent from Howe’s lyrics, his specter glared from between the lines, apocalyptic and militant.
    — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
  • The two-time Masters champion spun, glared at the spectator, grumbled under his breath and seemed to point out the person to security.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Definition of glared
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“Flipped (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flipped%20%28out%29. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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