Synonyms of go ballistic

go ballistic

phrase

as in anger

to become very angry

The partners went ballistic when they lost the business deal of a lifetime.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anger
• hit the roof
• hit the ceiling
• snarl
• fly into a rage
• flip (out)
• flare (up)
• have a fit
• forget oneself
• glare
• fly off the handle
• snap
• blow a gasket
• blow up
• blow one's top
• lose one's temper
• storm
• blow one's cool
• blow one's stack
• lose one's cool
• steam
• explode
• tee off
• rage
• flash
• warm
• flare (out)
• foam
• rant
• vituperate
• fulminate
• sputter
• bristle
• rave
• vent
• burst
• seethe
• glower
• fume
• smolder
• sizzle
• burn
• madden
• inflame

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calm (down)
• cool (off or down)
• quiet (down)
• relax
• simmer down
• chill out
• hush

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of go ballistic

When everything goes ballistic, the film adopts a pace similar to the rollercoaster Italian ghost films of the 1980s. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026