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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Verb

Herbert melted down, getting stonewalled on a fourth-and-one keeper, fumbling away the next possession, then ending the next with an interception.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
It’s paired with a blend of lightweight sunflower, olive, and jojoba oils that melt down makeup, sunscreen, and excess sebum without leaving skin feeling slick or weighed down.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of melt down

Verb

The widespread use of arrests, tear gas and riot-control weapons against teenagers is fueling defiance and angering some parents and teachers.

— NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Lai and his Democratic Progressive Party champion Taiwan’s separate identity from China, a position that frequently angers Beijing, which views the island as Chinese territory.

— Reuters, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of anger

Verb

The story centers on a transfer student’s enigmatic bond with a teacher, as a string of unexplained, supernatural incidents cracks the school’s polished facade.

— Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Which means the Knicks have yet another team positioning itself as a roadblock on their journey to repeat as NBA champions — a feat that hasn’t been accomplished since the Wizards last cracked the 40-win mark.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of crack

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The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff Neiburg joins hosts Matt Weyrich and Sam Cohn to give a scouting report on the man who will be snapping the ball to Lamar Jackson for the rest of the season, if not longer.

— Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026
Mitchell also drove in Sal Frelick with Milwaukee’s first run as the Brewers snapped their 12-game postseason road losing streak since 2018 and reached the team's fifth League Championship Series.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of snap

Verb

On top of store closures and unsold inventory, the company was choking on enormous debt from a private equity buyout in 2014.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
DeShantz is also accused of choking the woman and throwing her to the ground outside of his home in the city's Allentown neighborhood.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of choke

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Since 2024, the company has made clear its traditional customer base just isn’t all that interested in a car that doesn’t come with a snarling combustion engine.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026
Starting Saturday evening and continuing into Sunday morning’s high tide, the ocean poured into urban cities up and down the coast, breaking a recent record for flooding in Fort Lauderdale and snarling traffic in both counties.

— Alex Harris Updated September 27, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of snarl

Verb

When Charles breaks down inside the brothel, how much of it was about Adam versus Cathy?

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
The fighting represents the sharpest escalation since a 2022 ceasefire between the Houthis, Yemen’s government and Saudi Arabia broke down in July.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of break down

Verb

There’s a lot more competition now, especially with the celebrity beauty brands and the indie or niche brands that are blowing up on TikTok, which is a super popular platform for discovering new beauty products.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Gunpowder, a miniseries from 2017, was set in 1603 with Harington playing Robert Catesby, a charismatic Catholic nobleman, who decides to blow up the Houses of Parliament with the King inside.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of blow up

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