melt down 1 of 2
verb
as in to fall apart
to yield to mental or emotional stress rather than melt down, the team strengthened their resolve and ended up winning the game Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- fall apart
- lose it
- crack
- break down
- choke
- flip (out)
- break up
- wig (out)
- go to pieces
- blow one's cool
- freak (out)
- go off the deep end
meltdown
2 of 2noun
1
as in tailspin
Synonyms & Similar Words
- tailspin
- freak-out
- breakdown
- nervous breakdown
- frazzle
- anxiety
- crack-up
- nervousness
- disquiet
- alarm
- excitability
- disturbance
- perturbation
- apprehension
- agitation
- discomposure
- alarum
- basket case
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- composure
- tranquility
- calmness
- coolness
- serenity
- placidity
- tranquillity
- aplomb
- tranquilness
- imperturbability
- sereneness
- self-possession
2
as in collapse
Synonyms & Similar Words
- collapse
- disaster
- catastrophe
- bloodbath
- calamity
- debacle
- apocalypse
- tragedy
- crash
- upheaval
- doomsday
- débâcle
- convulsion
- cataclysm
- accident
- Armageddon
- misfortune
- misadventure
- paroxysm
- fatality
- mishap
- casualty
- blow
- double whammy
- end-time
- mischance
- one-two punch
- blast
- one-two
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- windfall
- godsend
- manna