FREAK-OUTS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

freak-outs

noun

plural of freak-out

as in anxieties

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Noun

Gildea and Sergay served as codirectors and coproducers of Dunham’s recent hit Famesick, in which the Girls creator details years’ worth of breakthroughs and breakdowns.

— Brian Raftery, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026
If there are no major complaints or visible breakdowns, renewal feels like the low-risk choice.

— Stephen Sokoler, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of breakdowns

Noun

At a True Texas Project meeting earlier this month, O’Hare was sounding the alarms, worried about the safety of his seat.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026
But my friend says—three air raid alarms during the screening, and after each all-clear, the story was rewound ten minutes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of alarms

Noun

This had resulted in several nervous breakdowns during my first few weeks back home.

— Joe Manganiello, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Some people in Caracas and surrounding areas suffered nervous breakdowns following the events of Wednesday afternoon, compounded by warnings that their homes might collapse.

— Gustavo Ocando Alex, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026

Definition of nervous breakdowns

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