crack up

VERB

break down mentally

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 bonkers go nuts go off deep end go off rocker go out of mind go to pieces have breakdown sicken

Antonyms

WEAK

be calm

VERB

crash or wreck a car, plane, etc.

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crash wreck

WEAK

impact

VERB

laugh or to cause to laugh unrestrainedly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

laugh make laugh

STRONG

amuse cackle chortle chuckle entertain giggle guffaw roll in the aisles snicker snigger split one's sides titter

WEAK

wow

Antonyms

STRONG

cry

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Padilla and Gosling were a teacher and principal in another sketch reading passed notes out loud that, according to text on screen, were swapped out since rehearsal, causing both to crack up uncontrollably.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

It's not clear what made him crack up, but we bet Paul Giamatti had something to do with it.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2024

Developers first drill a well and inject high-pressured water to crack up underground rock.

From Scientific American • Feb. 14, 2023

The mystery here is almost secondary to the humor, which is very broad — kids may crack up sooner than this reviewer did.

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2022

I sat there while he made all the kids crack up.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer

crack up

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