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go ballistic

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 ape 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 ape 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
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 bananas 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

Example Sentences

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At the Deadpool & Wolverine premiere in London this week, Hugh Jackman predicted: "This place is going to go ballistic on Sunday. England is going to win 3-1."

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2024

Dictators such as North Korea’s Kim Jong Un would conclude that you can go ballistic and survive.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2022

Something small, like a guy blows a horn at me, and man, my insides go ballistic.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2022

The anger and resentment come out, which is why so many former child actors go ballistic.

From Fox News • Jun. 11, 2020

When they see that I’m not going to go ballistic on them, they finally start to laugh as well—a little.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper