Synonyms of flips (out)

flips (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of flip (out), slang

1

as in loses 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loses it
• melts down
• cracks
• falls apart
• goes to pieces
• freaks (out)
• wigs (out)
• breaks down
• chokes
• breaks up
• goes off the deep end
• blows one's cool

2

as in has a fit

to become very angry

when my wife saw that I had broken her great-grandmother's vase, she absolutely flipped out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• has a fit
• hits the ceiling
• flies into a rage
• snarls
• snaps
• flies off the handle
• angers
• goes ballistic
• blows up
• blows one's top
• blows a gasket
• hits the roof
• flares (up)
• blows one's stack
• loses one's temper
• glares
• forgets oneself
• explodes
• loses one's cool
• blows one's cool
• storms
• tees off
• flashes
• rages
• rants
• flares (out)
• vituperates
• bristles
• fulminates
• steams
• raves
• bursts
• fumes
• sputters
• foams
• vents
• warms
• sizzles
• seethes
• burns
• glowers
• smolders
• inflames
• maddens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calms (down)
• simmers down
• cools (off or down)
• relaxes
• chills out
• quiets (down)
• hushes