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Synonyms for go ballistic
go bal·lis·tic
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Princeton's WordNet
flip one's lid, blow up, throw a fit, hit the roof, hit the ceiling, have kittens, have a fit, combust, blow one's stack, fly off the handle, flip one's wig, lose one's temper, blow a fuse, go ballisticverb
get very angry and fly into a rage
"The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"
Synonyms:
puff out, detonate, have kittens, flip one's wig, ignite, embroider, puff up, erupt, puff, hit the roof, explode, throw a fit, conflagrate, combust, flip one's lid, burn, magnify, expand, amplify, pad, embellish, lard, fly off the handle, set off, lose one's temper, blow a fuse, enlarge, hit the ceiling, blow up, aggrandise, have a fit, dramatise, inflate, take fire, aggrandize, dramatize, catch fire, blow one's stack
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#2479 | enlarge | |
#3129 | expand | |
#4915 | burn | |
#5030 | pad | |
#18108 | puff | |
#18201 | explode | |
#27242 | ignite | |
#29947 | magnify | |
#36507 | amplify | |
#38823 | inflate | |
#43382 | lard | |
#53129 | erupt | |
#65818 | embellish | |
#69319 | detonate | |
#83704 | embroider | |
#115292 | dramatize | |
#119460 | combust | |
#285764 | aggrandize |
How to use go ballistic in a sentence?
The delegates included nuclear experts, nuclear warhead experts and experts in various elements of ballistic missiles including guidance systems.
To date, to this moment, particularly with recent provocations, it is clear the DPRK is not even close to meeting that standard, instead it continues to pursue nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.
Russian President Vladimir Putin:
Until now, those taking such decisions have lived in calm, fairly well-off and in safety. Now, as these elements of ballistic missile defense are deployed, we are forced to think how to neutralize emerging threats to the Russian Federation.
Absolutely he was going to hurt me and Tylee, not JJ. He would never hurt JJ. And he hurt my brother. He was going ballistic about … it was bad.
Every engagement in diplomacy has been designed to further the nuclear program, not to find a way out... I just urge people not to let the tactical ambiguity obstruct the strategic clarity about North Korea that we have, so we should not be overly encouraged if suddenly (North Korea leader Kim Jong Un) proposes dialogue tomorrow, nor should we be overly surprised, or discouraged, if there’s an ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) launch by Sunday.
Translations for go ballistic
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- الذهاب الباليستيةArabic
- jít balistickyCzech
- in die Luft gehenGerman
- iru balisticEsperanto
- ir balísticosSpanish
- devenir fou furieuxFrench
- dul ballisticIrish
- आगबबूला हो जानाHindi
- ballisztikusan menjenHungarian
- menjadi balistikIndonesian
- andare balisticoItalian
- ללכת בליסטיHebrew
- 弾道に行くJapanese
- ಬ್ಯಾಲಿಸ್ಟಿಕ್ ಹೋಗಿKannada
- 탄도를 타다Korean
- iść balistyczniePolish
- enlouquecerPortuguese
- взорватьсяRussian
- பாலிஸ்டிக் செல்லTamil
- బాలిస్టిక్ వెళ్ళండిTelugu
- ไปแบบขีปนาวุธThai
- balistik gitmekTurkish
- стати балістичнимUkrainian
- بیلسٹک جاؤUrdu
- đi đạn đạoVietnamese
- 爆发Chinese
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