Synonyms of blowing a gasket

blowing a gasket

phrase

present participle of blow a gasket

as in having a fit

to become very angry

He blew a gasket when he saw that his younger brother had borrowed his car without asking.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• having a fit
• going ballistic
• flaring (up)
• flying into a rage
• snarling
• flipping (out)
• blowing up
• hitting the roof
• flying off the handle
• hitting the ceiling
• angering
• blowing one's top
• forgetting oneself
• blowing one's stack
• glaring
• losing one's temper
• losing one's cool
• snapping
• blowing one's cool
• teeing off
• exploding
• storming
• flaring (out)
• raging
• flashing
• steaming
• sputtering
• vituperating
• ranting
• warming
• raving
• smouldering
• fulminating
• bristling
• foaming
• venting
• bursting
• smoldering
• seething
• sizzling
• burning
• glowering
• fuming
• maddening
• enflaming
• inflaming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calming (down)
• cooling (off or down)
• simmering down
• relaxing
• quieting (down)
• chilling out
• hushing