freaked (out) 1 of 2

past tense of freak (out)

freaked-out

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for freaked-out
Verb
  • The United Kingdom and India conducted their first-ever dual aircraft carrier operation during a bilateral military exercise in the Indian Ocean this week, as both nations have been alarmed by China's increasingly assertive behavior across the Indo-Pacific region.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Nigin told her later that, yes, she had been alarmed by the cut but had resolved to check on her students.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The bracelet, which had belonged to Pharaoh Usermaatre Amenemope, was melted down.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Reliever Luke Weaver melted down again, and then seemed lost trying to explain it postgame.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The employees who lost their jobs are distraught, according to the source familiar with the RIF.
    Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Eva’s decision to die left Druse distraught.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Or maybe he was just disturbed by my current condition.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Wasps will become aggravated if their nest is disturbed, so it's not recommended to knock down the nest.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Pollard hasn’t cracked 100 yards this season, as the Titans have struggled to control the line of scrimmage in most games.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The last six decades or so have been an extremely subtle hint, and the rest of us have cracked the code.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Three weeks ago, an extremely freaked out Judge Alice Dockery (Tricia Alexandro) found something presumably very wrong in a file and called Detective Fleming (Miles Mussenden) to come to her office immediately.
    Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2023
  • In other words: a dystopian capsule wardrobe of freaked basics.
    Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Feb. 2022
Verb
  • As far as future relationships are concerned, Lopez hinted at keeping those private.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • So, when Lia’s medical waiver fell off seemingly overnight in the fall of 2022, Joy was concerned.
    Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • He’s slated to shake hands at a meeting of The 46, a group of powerful, aggrieved men named for the order in which Oklahoma gained statehood.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Yudkowsky and Soares are certainly experts in their field, but this book often reads like a disgruntled missive from two aggrieved patriarchs tired of being ignored.
    Book Marks October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Freaked-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freaked-out. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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