FLIP (OUT) Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

flip (out)

verb

Definition of flip (out)

slang

as in to lose it

to yield to mental or emotional stress a movie about a submarine captain who flips out when there's an emergency, leaving the crew to deal with it on their own

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as in to anger

to become very angry when my wife saw that I had broken her great-grandmother's vase, she absolutely flipped out

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Gossip blogger Perez Hilton was reportedly treated for a drug overdose after melting down during a livestream that caused concerns of self-harm.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
If energy stocks are one way to profit from powering the boom, another lies in the hardware that keeps those AI factories from melting down.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of melt down

Verb

That angered Michigan Democrats who were frustrated with El-Sayed, and brought Jeffries and other Democrats into the fray, putting the candidate El-Sayed had invested the most in on the defensive.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
The president is defending the data center boom as GOP officials across the country turn against projects that have angered voters.

— Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of anger

Verb

Videos show crowds trying to flee a surging wall of mud, rows of buses and trucks swept aside like toys, and bridges cracked apart and swept away.

— Josh Feldman, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
Popular and literary myth tells that when martyrs die on the soil, the earth receiving their blood will give forth new fighters, thus the roses scattered on the cracking mud.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of crack

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Pappa snapped the images using a Canon 760D with a 300 mm lens to capture the lunar seas standing out on the remaining sunlit portion of the lunar surface.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026
According to initial assessments, a massive chunk of ice snapped off a glacier and tumbled thousands of feet into the valley below.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of snap

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Almost constant air raids in Kyiv have now reached their third day, choking the economy in the Ukrainian capital and severely disrupting civilian life more than 4½ years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Both victims were illegally choked to death by white police officers.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of choke

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The 2012 Olympic gold medalist was named to the NBA’s 75th anniversary team in 2021 after snarling, dunking and driving with full force every play, every night.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The horns section snarled, the background vocalists riffed, and Olivia picked up multiple instruments herself – the tambourine, guitar, shakers, and the piano.

— Sidney Madden, VIBE.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of snarl

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Last year’s summer transfer deadline day saw Liverpool’s move for Marc Guehi and Leeds United’s pursuit of Harry Wilson break down late in the day.

— Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The liver breaks down various forms of vitamin K into metabolites, which are released into the bloodstream.

— Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of break down

Verb

Lynn had perhaps the special teams coverage play of the week in the fourth quarter, blowing up tight end Lake McRee on a kickoff before making the tackle.

— Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
In its first test flight of Starship in April 2023 in Texas, energy from the rocket caused SpaceX’s concrete launchpad to explode and its spacecraft to blow up in midair.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of blow up

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