HIT THE CEILING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

hit the ceiling

phrase

as in anger

to become very angry The sellers hit the ceiling when they heard the low offer on the house.

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Recent Examples of hit the ceiling Her team started where everybody starts, writing a prompt telling the model to act like a teacher, and hit the ceiling fast. — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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go ballistic

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When everything goes ballistic, the film adopts a pace similar to the rollercoaster Italian ghost films of the 1980s.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

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