FREAK-OUT Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of freak (out)

as in to bother

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy don't talk about death, as it totally freaks me out

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as in to lose it

to yield to mental or emotional stress the landlady totally freaked out when she saw the dead body in the hall

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freak-out

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noun

as in meltdown

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Recent Examples of freak (out)

Noun

The episode was almost entirely about Margo and her continued freak-out. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026 Much of the freak-out was fed by polls supposedly showing Republicans Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco atop the field. — Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026 After Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary this summer, some high-end real-estate brokers confessed to having something of a freak-out. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 30 Oct. 2025 But that possibility is literally dynamited in a vision Daria has of the home abruptly blown to smithereens, the destruction replayed in slo-mo to the crashing squeals of early Pink Floyd, itself a collapse of psychedelic rock’s utopian ideals into acid-casualty freak-out. — Jake Cole, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for freak (out)

Recent Examples of Synonyms for freak (out)

Verb

Playing against such younger competition doesn’t bother Crawford.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
Install Fencing If all deterrents fail and snakes continue to bother you, consider installing a 2- to 3-foot fence around your property.

— Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 6 July 2026

Definition of bother

Noun

The Italian, hoping to put his French Open meltdown in the rearview mirror, finished off Brooksby in two-plus hours after his opening-round five-setter was followed by a second-round win over Nuno Borges in straight sets but with two tiebreakers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Bitcoin and crypto prices have gone into meltdown in recent weeks, adding to a price crash that’s wiped out more than $2 trillion worth of value from the market.

— Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of meltdown

Verb

At 53%, most Americans worry AI could cost them or someone in their household a job, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released in June.

— Rachel Barber, USA Today, 1 July 2026
The 2025 outbreak was HPAI, and that’s the strain that continues to worry veterinarians and poultry scientists.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

Definition of worry

Verb

Most of the statue was melted down and reformed into musket balls, and several of these are on display in the opening section of the show across from four large intact pieces of the original.

— Cat Dawson, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2026
Parents won't spend the day pushing strollers across sprawling pathways trying to cover ground before someone melts down.

— Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 30 June 2026

Definition of melt down

Noun

And at times members of the congregation thank her and others for casting aside those anxieties and keeping this place going.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
That uncertainty allows anxiety to grow because your brain naturally wants answers that do not yet exist.

— Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of anxiety

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Those measures, however, have alarmed privacy advocates, who argue that age-gating the internet would affect all users — not just children.

— Angela Yang, NBC news, 30 June 2026
That’s alarmed the National Union of Healthcare Workers, which represents about 400 nurses and staff at two psychiatric hospitals in Sacramento.

— Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 29 June 2026

Definition of alarm

Verb

The subtle side slit adds some visual interest, breaking up the skirt's volume a touch and giving it a more fluid and approachable feel.

— Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Paraguay are entitled to make a choice to defend, to be compact, to break up play and limit space in behind their five-man defence, particularly in a game played at 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026

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