freaking out

VERB

lose control

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 berserk 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

Example Sentences

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It’s not hard to understand why people freaking out.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

Meanwhile Adam Hoijard, from Wirral, said he and his family arrived three hours early, and stood in the queue for hours before people started "freaking out and feeling sick".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

And I don’t think anybody in this organization should be kind of freaking out and jumping out of their seats for the six or seven minutes that it happened.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

So why is the market increasingly freaking out now?

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

Genie asked, his brain bouncing back and forth between being happy to see his mother and totally freaking out.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds