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Definitions

go bananas

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 ape go ballistic 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
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 batty go berserk go bonkers 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
VERB
go insane
Synonyms
WEAK
crack up flip flip out go nuts lose one's mind
VERB
lose one's mind
Synonyms
WEAK
crack up flip flip out go insane go nuts lose one's marbles lose one's reason lose one's senses lose one's wits
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 ape 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 ape go mad make a to-do rattle on run amuck talk wildly
Antonyms
STRONG
be happy be quiet

Example Sentences

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“All the volatility curves kind of inform each other. It’s hard for bond volatility to go bananas and not bleed into equity volatility.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Confession: I don’t always go bananas for depictions of food in art, but April brings a smattering of excellent and tasty shows.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2024

Later in the 1950s, go bananas emerged as another member of this slang family, likely influenced by the earlier popularity of go ape.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2018

One ex-minister warned voters would "go bananas" if £40bn was offered.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2017

“Not to completely go bananas here, but OH MY GOSH!”

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega