WIGGED-OUT Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of wigged-out

as in frantic

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wigged (out)

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verb

past tense of wig (out), slang

as in cracked

to yield to mental or emotional stress with her claustrophobia, it wouldn't take a day for her to wig out on a submarine

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Adjective

Chanel doesn’t take pre-orders, so collection launches are typically frantic, as clients swoop down on previews to secure the best pieces.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
With its silly oversized thumbs and frantic shaking needed to escape pins, this mini-game is one example of how a game like Nintendo Switch Sports Resort could make some older gamers feel self-conscious.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of frantic

Verb

Here’s why How junk silver is valued The price of junk silver is based on its melt value — the value of the silver content if the coin were melted down.

— Nick Perry, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Thieves also are increasingly targeting museum items with gold and other precious metals that can be melted down and with gemstones that can be removed and sold, the agency said in a report in August.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of melted down

Adjective

The latter seemed distraught over the fact that his first postseason had just ended with a sweep in the ALDS.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Sun, who was given a wild card entry by tournament organizers and was making her WTA Tour debut, appeared distraught after the loss.

— CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of distraught

Verb

The woman denied the allegations, and Ross hit her in the chest several times, the report says, and choked her, restricting her breathing by twisting the collar of her hoodie.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Some were also choked — images jurors were shown by both the defense and the prosecution.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of choked

Adjective

The frenzied arena known for its frothing energy was suddenly muzzled by dread.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
The world has gone through quite a few changes in the 62 years since those frenzied nights at the height of Beatlemania, but the interior of Forest Hills Stadium looks largely identical.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of frenzied

Adjective

These moments pile up and ultimately converge, paying heartwarming tribute to how even the most monomaniacal movie projects necessitate collaboration.

— Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
When Ahab first speaks to the crew about Moby Dick, his diabolical charisma soon infects the men who, apart from Starbuck, enthusiastically join him in his monomaniacal crusade.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Definition of monomaniacal

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