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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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
Jeweled and metal goods have increasingly become a target of theft because they can be melted down or broken down into parts.

— Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of melted down

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The Marlins initiated scoring with three runs in the second, Joe Mack’s fielder’s choice scored Jakob Marsee, and Otto Lopez cracked a two-run homer over the left field wall, his 11th of the year.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
Sacramento has cracked the top 20 in a list of the top 100 large cities in the United States for the best cup of Joe.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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Sophia Wilson tallied a goal and two assists in her 100th NWSL regular-season appearance, leading the Thorns (12-7-6) to a decisive road win over Orlando that snapped a three-match winless streak.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Kardashian was also snapped with Law Roach, who styled her for the first time that evening.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026

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The trio blew up with their drum & bass productions before expanding into electro, house, pop and beyond, gaining prestige for the complexity and meticulousness of their productions.

— Katie Bain, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026
The stock traded above $500 in 2021, then spent the next three years getting cut in half, then cut in half again, as growth slowed, the Grail acquisition blew up under regulatory pressure and the market wanted nothing to do with it.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of blew up

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