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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The album featured the sexy, chicken-scratch funk of the 1970s melted down to something slow and gooey next to early-morning comedown music for a ’90s-style sunrise in the chill-out room.

— Jack Denton, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
After the band melted down, Hughes went out on his own, releasing his 1977 solo debut, Play Me Out, the first of more than a dozen solo LPs he’s released.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of melted down

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One person died and two others were taken to hospitals Thursday after a crash involving a big rig that snarled traffic on Highway 99 in Elk Grove.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Analysts said that Democrats who proposed data center moratoriums won gubernatorial races in Texas, Georgia, and Ohio, raising fears that projects could get snarled in regulation or blocked by politicians.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of snarled

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Denver also cracked the top 10 for having some of the nicest residents in the country, a category otherwise dominated by Southern cities like Charlotte and Nashville.

— Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026
Following midterm losses, Miller may also be tasked with trying to reunite the coalition that backed Trump in 2024 but cracked in the midterms, to prevent further MAGA defections down the line.

— Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of cracked

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Madigan’s downfall began with women angered by his handling of #MeToo incidents involving his campaign and government staff in 2017 and 2018.

— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
But others, particularly in Missouri, have been concerned and angered to see that their bills will soon go up, the second price hike for this year.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of angered

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Hard-right politics came to feel like a weed that had choked every other kind of political expression.

— Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026
The woman denied the allegations, and Ross hit her in the chest several times and choked her, the report says, restricting her breathing by twisting the collar of her hoodie.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of choked

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Sidney Crosby scored two goals while moving into sole possession of sixth place on the NHL's career scoring list, and the Pittsburgh Penguins snapped their four-game skid with a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Sidney Crosby scored two goals while moving into sole possession of sixth place on the NHL’s career scoring list, and the Pittsburgh Penguins snapped their four-game skid with a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of snapped

Verb

And Trump’s decision to back Ken Paxton in Texas blew up spectacularly for Republicans.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Previously committed to Texas State, the Iowa Colony standout saw his recruitment blew up at the start of his senior season.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of blew up

Verb

Doncic came right back, drilling a three-pointer over Gary Payton II on the next possession and put his fingers on his lips and glared at the crowd.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
Still, as the rockets glared and smoke from pre-match pyrotechnics faded, those seats filled quickly.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 July 2026

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