Synonyms of going ballistic

going ballistic

phrase

present participle of go ballistic

as in having a fit

to become very angry

The partners went ballistic when they lost the business deal of a lifetime.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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