Synonyms of flip (out)

flip (out)

verb

slang

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lose it
• melt down
• crack
• fall apart
• wig (out)
• choke
• freak (out)
• break down
• break up
• go to pieces
• blow one's cool
• go off the deep end

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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