wigs (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of wig (out), slang
as in melts down
to yield to mental or emotional stress with her claustrophobia, it wouldn't take a day for her to wig out on a submarine

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wigs (out)
  1. melts down
  2. cracks
  3. chokes
  4. breaks down
  5. breaks up
Verb
  • Parents won't spend the day pushing strollers across sprawling pathways trying to cover ground before someone melts down.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 30 June 2026
  • The wedding — and especially Cassie and Nate’s dance, as Cassie melts down on the day she’s spent her life dreaming of, having learned about the deep financial hole Nate is in — must have felt especially layered.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 10 June 2026
Definition of melts down
Verb
  • When that belief cracks, the line stops being a signal and starts being a complaint.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • Nobody cracks 60 points, even though this was early in the cap era when scoring was up.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of cracks
Verb
  • One boy loops his arm around the student’s neck and chokes him.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 24 July 2026
  • Remove chokes from artichokes and steam in small amount of water for 15 minutes, adding water to pan as needed.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
Definition of chokes
Verb
  • Wheeler breaks down her actionable, high-yield steps for parents with kids of all ages who want to lower their bills right now.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 31 July 2026
  • Commentary and opinions In his latest column, Gustavo Arellano breaks down the banality of evil in the Border Patrol’s secret anti-immigrant slur.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of breaks down
Verb
  • Charles breaks up a fight between Russell Kind and Eli James and for the first time in history, Russell has a right to be angry.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
  • When the ice breaks up in spring, the water in a lake begins what is commonly called a turnover.
    — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
Definition of breaks up
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“Wigs (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wigs%20%28out%29. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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