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Definitions

go berserk

VERB
cut loose
Synonyms
WEAK
kick up one's heels let go let one's hair down run amok run riot run wild
VERB
flip out
Synonyms
WEAK
blow a gasket blow one's mind blow one's stack blow one's top crack up fly off the handle freak out go ape go ballistic go crazy go haywire go nuts go off the deep end hit the ceiling lose control of oneself lose it lose one's composure lose one's mind lose one's temper wig out
VERB
foam at the mouth
Synonyms
WEAK
be beside oneself be livid be pissed off froth at the mouth run amok run mad throw a fit
VERB
freak out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
go crazy lose it
WEAK
blow a gasket blow one's mind blow one's stack blow one's top break down come unglued crack up flip one's lid flip out fly off the handle go ape go ballistic go bananas go haywire go nuts go off the deep end hit the ceiling lose control of oneself lose one's composure lose one's cool lose one's mind lose one's temper wig out work oneself up
VERB
go crazy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
freak out go off lose it
WEAK
blow a gasket blow one's mind blow one's stack blow one's top crack up flip one's lid flip out fly off the handle go ballistic go bananas go batty go bonkers go buggy go cuckoo go daffy go haywire go kooky go loco go loony go mental go nuts go nutty go off one's rocker go off the deep end go off the wall go psycho go wacko go wacky lose control of oneself lose one's cool lose one's mind wig out
VERB
rage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blow up boil over erupt rampage roar seethe tear
STRONG
bristle chafe fret fulminate fume overflow rant rave scold scream splutter steam storm surge yell
WEAK
be beside oneself be furious be uncontrollable blow a fuse blow one's top fly off the handle foam at the mouth have a fit have a tantrum let off steam look daggers make a fuss over rail at rant and rave snap at throw a fit work oneself into sweat
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be calm
STRONG
be quiet compliment flatter praise
WEAK
be happy
VERB
rampage
Synonyms
STRONG
rage tear
WEAK
run amuck run riot run wild
Antonyms
WEAK
be calm

Example Sentences

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Or will she go berserk and blow up the system?

From New York Times • May 31, 2022

Culpepper: There are Saturdays that go berserk, and then there was — wait, Alabama did what?

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2021

Sean McVay says that Jared Goff will have to compete next season for the starting job, and Ram fans go berserk.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2021

The allegation wasn’t made in any of the days after the brawl, though Garrett was asked by reporters whether Rudolph said anything to him that made him go berserk.

From Fox News • Nov. 22, 2019

We watched from a spot on the roof, expecting him to go berserk.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman