FREAK (OUT) Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of freak (out)

as in to bother

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy don't talk about death, as it totally freaks me out

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as in to lose it

to yield to mental or emotional stress the landlady totally freaked out when she saw the dead body in the hall

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freak-out

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noun

as in meltdown

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Recent Examples of freak (out)

Noun

Goldman Reinforced The Shift If the legal news was a spark, the Goldman announcement just days later was gasoline on the industry freak-out fire. — Cat Casey, Forbes.com, 6 Mar. 2026 For now, though, Chang is in her bubble up north and witnessing most of the freak-outs remotely and not in person. — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 14 Jan. 2026 Somebody, the woman had just a little bit of a freak-out for lack of a better term. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026 After Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary this summer, some high-end real-estate brokers confessed to having something of a freak-out. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for freak (out)

Recent Examples of Synonyms for freak (out)

Verb

And Zendaya not looking especially Greek doesn’t bother Shapiro in the least.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 20 July 2026
That clause has governed American creativity for more than two centuries on an assumption so obvious nobody bothered to write it down.

— Charles Lew, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of bother

Verb

If the bottom of the outside linebacker room is determined by special teams value, then Tyrus Wheat will have an opportunity to crack the initial roster.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
The camera then cut to Gomez cracking an egg into dough and kneading the pasta into shape, before feeding it into a machine while her husband cheered her on.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Definition of crack

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This is likely to throw local governments into meltdown, jeopardizing services like public safety, libraries and growth management.

— Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Made up of thermally resistant steel, the core catcher is designed to hold the molten core material in case of a nuclear meltdown and prevent it from leaking into the environment.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026

Definition of meltdown

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While supporters say this is necessary for the UC to remain a leader in STEM fields, critics worry these tests are biased against low-income and minority students.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Substantive verses are new terrain for Lacy, who, as a younger writer, worried more about hooks and beats.

— Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 22 July 2026

Definition of worry

Verb

At one point, his statue in Charlottesville, Virginia, was melted down into two tons of bronze ingots.

— Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2026
This is Gordo and Tracy sacrificing themselves by running onto the moon’s surface with only duct-tape suits to stop a nuclear reactor from melting down.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 July 2026

Definition of melt down

Noun

Still, people living near the border say the possibility of Belarus becoming more involved in Russia’s war remains a source of anxiety.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Psychological symptoms like anxiety, irritability and depression often show up before physical ones, peaking between ages 41 and 45.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026

Definition of anxiety

Verb

But many doctors are alarmed by a craze that has thousands of people injecting themselves with substances of dubious origin and whose long-term effects are unknown.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 20 July 2026
In Orange County, the Florida Department of Health in Orange County maintains infectious-disease surveillance and disease-reporting services for residents and visitors, which is exactly how local systems stay ready without alarming the public.

— Luis E. Caso Vega, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026

Definition of alarm

Verb

Their head coach Lionel Scaloni rushed onto the field to try to break up a scuffle.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 July 2026
The building’s organic forms help steer passengers through the terminal, while gardens and open spaces break up its monumental scale.

— Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2026

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