go bonkers

VERB

crack

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break down collapse flip

STRONG

succumb yield

WEAK

become deranged become insane blow one's mind blow up bug out give way go crazy go to pieces lose it

Antonyms

WEAK

be calm

VERB

crack up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

freak out go crazy

WEAK

become demented become psychotic blow a fuse collapse come apart at seams decline derange deteriorate fail flip out go nuts go off deep end go off rocker go out of mind go to pieces have breakdown sicken

Antonyms

WEAK

be calm

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 berserk 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

Example Sentences

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go bonkers

If Cillo manages to find his way in, Sipps assures that the Warrior sideline will go bonkers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

It wanted to praise the depth, marvel at the versatility, and go bonkers over the bench.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2023

The kind that make your family go bonkers.

From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2022

The stadium announcer mentioned it several times, prompting the crowd to go bonkers.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2022

“Yo, man,” Vega said, “I hope that girl don’t go bonkers on you up in the center, man.”

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore