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go ape

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 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
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 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
VERB
rave
Synonyms
STRONGEST
babble freak out fume go crazy rant
STRONG
bloviate declaim gabble harangue jabber mouth orate perorate prate prattle rage rail roar splutter storm thunder wander
WEAK
be delirious blow one's top carry on come unglued flip one's lid go bananas go mad make a to-do rattle on run amuck talk wildly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be quiet
WEAK
denounce discourage
VERB
rhapsodize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
freak out go crazy
STRONG
babble bloviate declaim fume gabble harangue jabber mouth orate perorate prate prattle rage rail rant roar splutter storm thunder wander
WEAK
be delirious blow one's top carry on come unglued flip one's lid go bananas go mad make a to-do rattle on run amuck talk wildly
Antonyms
STRONG
be happy be quiet
VERB
wig out
Synonyms
WEAK
blow a gasket flip out get into a tizzy lose one's cool pop one's cork

Example Sentences

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It’s not only because they scratch the itch of just wanting to go ape shit in a game but also because Koei Tecmo didn’t skimp on the storytelling.

From The Verge • Jul. 8, 2022

Go apeshit, as Beyoncé and Jay-Z are well aware, is a far more intense expression of lack of control than the more innocuous go ape.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2018

Count to two, Coleman said, and then shift the lever smoothly from free-spool to let the drag take charge of a tuna that’s about to go ape.

From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2016

Elan Zafir, who plays the hopelessly incompetent jungle guide, says kids “just go ape over some of the things that happen.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2016

Mum and Dad go ape if I'm not back in time for tea.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell