GOES OFF THE DEEP END Synonyms: 12 Similar Words

goes off the deep end

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present tense third-person singular of go off the deep end

as in falls apart

to yield to mental or emotional stress After months of pressure at work, he went off the deep end.

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When Gladwell investigates whether those features actually make a gun more lethal, the case largely falls apart.

— Shelby Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Not in any meaningful amount, and the sourdough probiotic idea falls apart once the loaf hits the oven.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

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