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Synonyms of melt down
(Entry 1 of 2)
to yield to mental or emotional stress
- rather than melt down, the team strengthened their resolve and ended up winning the game
Synonyms for melt down
- break down,
- break up,
- crack,
- flip (out)
- [slang],
- freak (out),
- wig (out)
- [slang]
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Phrases Synonymous with melt down
meltdown
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of meltdown (Entry 2 of 2)
1
as in frazzle, freak-out
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for meltdown
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for meltdown
2
as in crash, collapse
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for meltdown
- apocalypse,
- calamity,
- cataclysm,
- catastrophe,
- debacle
- (also débâcle),
- disaster,
- tragedy
- blast,
- blow,
- double whammy,
- one-two
- (or one-two punch)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for meltdown
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The first known use of melt down was in 1956
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