Synonyms of melting down

melting down

verb

present participle of melt down

as in losing it

to yield to mental or emotional stress

rather than melt down, the team strengthened their resolve and ended up winning the game

Synonyms & Similar Words

• losing it
• falling apart
• cracking
• going to pieces
• freaking (out)
• flipping (out)
• choking
• wigging (out)
• breaking down
• breaking up
• going off the deep end
• blowing one's cool

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of melting down

The first of the films is Blue Moon, a sweet-and-sour portrait of the lyricist Lorenz Hart (played by Ethan Hawke) melting down at a bar near the tail end of his Broadway career. —David Sims, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025

If those systems fail—or simply run out of diesel—the plant would have no way to stop the nuclear fuel inside those reactors from overheating and potentially melting down. —Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025

Grok itself debunks the statement regarding Kirk; Musk’s AI tool cannot find evidence of Steele melting down over people mourning the assassination. —Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025

The secret is melting down pink Himalayan salt to combine it with maple syrup. —Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025

Some teams look fantastic before melting down within a few weeks (2024 New Orleans Saints) and others can get off to a rough start before blossoming within the first two months (2024 Washington Commanders). —Mike Kaye september 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025

Naturally, Swiftopia is melting down over the possibility over what this could mean. —Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025