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flipped out

[flipt-aut] / ˈflɪptˌaʊt /
VERB
lose one's cool
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 berserk 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
flipped-out
ADJECTIVE
bewildered
Synonyms
STRONGEST
astonished awed baffled befuddled dazed mystified perplexed puzzled rattled shocked startled stunned surprised
STRONG
addled appalled astounded dazzled disconcerted dizzy dumbfounded flabbergasted floored flustered lost misled muddled reeling staggered stumped stupefied thrown
WEAK
agape aghast agog awe-struck bowled over dumbstruck giddy in a dither punchy shook-up speechless taken aback thunderstruck uncertain unglued
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aware
STRONG
clear
WEAK
oriented understanding
ADJECTIVE
crazy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
insane kooky mad nuts nutty silly wacky
STRONG
ape berserk cuckoo lunatic potty psycho screwball
WEAK
barmy bats in the belfry batty bonkers cracked crazed daft delirious demented deranged dingy dippy erratic flaky flipped freaked-out fruity idiotic mad as a March hare mad as a hatter maniacal mental moonstruck nutty as fruitcake of unsound mind out of one's mind out of one's tree out to lunch round the bend screw loose screwy touched unbalanced unglued unhinged unzipped
Antonyms
STRONGEST
balanced calm collected rational reasonable sane sound
WEAK
realistic responsible sensible
ADJECTIVE
delirious
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crazed delusional deranged unhinged
STRONG
bewildered confused disturbed frantic frenetic frenzied incoherent irrational rambling raving
WEAK
flipped hallucinatory lightheaded off one's head out of one's head out of one's skull unreasonable unsettled wandering
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aware balanced cognizant grounded rational reasonable sound
WEAK
collected
ADJECTIVE
demented
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deranged hysterical mad maniacal manic psychotic unhinged
WEAK
bananas bemused crackbrained daft delirious distracted distraught foolish frenzied fruity idiotic in the ozone lunatic maniac non compos mentis nutty as a fruitcake out of one's gourd out of one's tree psycho psychopathic unbalanced unglued unsound whacko
Antonyms
STRONGEST
OK balanced calm sane
WEAK
rational reasonable sensible
ADJECTIVE
deranged
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crazed demented distracted irrational maniacal unbalanced unhinged
STRONG
ape baked cracked disarranged disconcerted disordered displaced flipped fried maddened nuts perplexed unscrewed unsettled unzipped
WEAK
bananas berserk delirious dotty frantic frenzied loco lunatic mad maniac unglued unsound whacko
Antonyms
STRONGEST
balanced rational reasonable sane sensible sound stable
WEAK
OK calm
ADJECTIVE
frantic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agitated angry delirious distraught frenetic frenzied furious hectic mad overwrought weird
STRONG
distracted distressed
WEAK
at wit's end berserk beside oneself corybantic crazy deranged excited fraught freaked-out hot and bothered hot under the collar hyper in a stew in a tizzy insane out of control rabid raging raving shook-up unglued unscrewed unzipped violent weirded out wigged out wild wired worked-up zonkers
Antonyms
STRONGEST
balanced calm collected happy normal pleased sane
WEAK
composed docile peaceful tranquil
ADJECTIVE
loony
Synonyms
STRONGEST
batty crazed kooky nutty screwball wacky
STRONG
ape berserk cuckoo lunatic nuts psycho silly
WEAK
barmy bonkers cracked daffy daft delirious demented deranged flaky insane mad maniacal mental out of one's mind out to lunch screwy touched unbalanced
Antonyms
STRONGEST
sane
STRONG
sensible
ADJECTIVE
lunatic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crazed cuckoo maniacal
STRONG
absurd bananas irrational maniac stupid whacko zany
WEAK
baked balmy bonkers cracked daft demented deranged dippy flaky foolish freaked-out fried half-baked idiotic insane kooky loco nonsensical nutty preposterous psyched-out screwy unsound
Antonyms
STRONG
logical rational reasonable sensible
WEAK
sane
ADJECTIVE
madding
Synonyms
STRONGEST
frantic
WEAK
agitated angry at wit's end berserk beside oneself corybantic crazy delirious deranged distraught excited fraught freaked-out frenetic frenzied furious hectic hot and bothered hot under the collar hyper hysterical in a stew in a tizzy insane mad out of control overwrought panic-stricken rabid raging raving shook-up unglued unscrewed unzipped violent weird weirded out wigged out wild wired worked-up zonkers
ADJECTIVE
manic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
frenzied insane maniacal nutty
WEAK
berserk crazed demented deranged excited flipped freaked-out freaky high hopped up lunatic mad overexcited psychotic rabid raving unbalanced up wild
Antonyms
STRONGEST
sane
ADJECTIVE
maniacal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delirious
WEAK
demoniac lunatic mad raving
ADJECTIVE
overwrought
Synonyms
STRONGEST
frantic
WEAK
affected agitated all shook up beside oneself crazy distracted emotional excitable fired-up freaked-out histrionic histrionical hot under collar hot-and-bothered hyper in a state nervous neurotic on edge overexcited overstrung overworked spent steamed up stirred strung-out tense tired uneasy unstrung uptight weary wired worked-up worn wound-up
Antonyms
WEAK
calm collected cool rested unruffled
ADJECTIVE
psychotic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
demented insane mad unhinged
STRONG
crazy lunatic nuts psycho sick
WEAK
certifiable distracted non compos mentis off one's rocker over the edge psychopathic unbalanced
Antonyms
STRONGEST
balanced rational reasonable sane sound
STRONG
healthy sensible

Example Sentences

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Customers flipped out when they announced the sale, grilling the sisters — puns intended — about whether the restaurant would close.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Smart beds flipped out during the AWS outage, and so did their sleepy owners.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025

"When they said the new Pope was an American, I flipped out, I said 'no way'!" said Mary Simons, a French teacher and nearby resident who brought her mother to see St Mary's.

From BBC • May 8, 2025

They flipped out and they go well . . . and then they start offering my friend, the director, creator, tons of projects to direct, but not this one.

From Salon • May 9, 2024

No wonder Mrs. Kluck flipped out when she saw someone had used the ice cream machine.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan