Synonyms of hit the roof
9 similar words
Another word for hit the roof is hit the ceiling. Other synonyms of hit the roof are go ballistic, blow one's top, flip out, go ape and go apeshit.
Synonyms and similar words for hit the roof
verbTo be explosively angry; to lose one's temper.
- hit the ceiling
- go ballistic
- blow one's topTo become explosively angry; to lose one's temper.
- flip out
- go ape
- go apeshitTo behave in an extreme manner; to act without restraint, especially by becoming explosively angry.
- lose itTo become explosively angry; to lose one's temper.
- lose one's ragTo become angry.
- pop one's corkOf a man, to ejaculate.
Meaning of hit the roof
- verb To be explosively angry; to lose one's temper.
- verb Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hit, the, roof.
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Questions about synonyms of hit the roof
- What is another word for hit the roof?
- Hit the roof has 9 synonyms on Word.ws, such as hit the ceiling, go ballistic, blow one's top, flip out, go ape, go apeshit, lose it and lose one's rag.
- What does hit the roof mean?
- Hit the roof means to be explosively angry; to lose one's temper.
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