FLIPPED (OUT) Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

flipped (out)

verb

past tense of flip (out), slang

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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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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Here’s why How junk silver is valued The price of junk silver is based on its melt value — the value of the silver content if the coin were melted down.

— Nick Perry, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Thieves also are increasingly targeting museum items with gold and other precious metals that can be melted down and with gemstones that can be removed and sold, the agency said in a report in August.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of melted down

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The prolonged war in Ukraine has also snarled global wheat trade through the Black Sea, compounding economic effects and undermining food security in vulnerable countries.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
That, plus some afternoon thunderstorms, snarled airport operations on Sunday evening.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of snarled

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The woman denied the allegations, and Ross hit her in the chest several times, the report says, and choked her, restricting her breathing by twisting the collar of her hoodie.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Some were also choked — images jurors were shown by both the defense and the prosecution.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of choked

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The Tigers called a trick play where quarterback Tate Reynolds feinted looking to the sideline for a playcall and the center snapped the ball to running back Gideon Davidson.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2026
The loss at Lumen Field snapped a seven-match home unbeaten streak for the Reign (12-11-4) and moved Seattle below the playoff line into ninth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of snapped

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Hublot x Jeff Koons Hublot and Jeff Koons blew up the Classic Fusion in September.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026
The trend blew up after Paris Hilton credited red light with extending her Chihuahua’s life, and pet-specific wearables are now hitting the market.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of blew up

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