come undone
Lose all composure
To come undone is to fall apart—literally when stitching loosens or a knot unties, figuratively when composure or plans collapse.
Her carefully laid plans came undone when the funding fell through.
He came undone under cross-examination.
The phrase suggests something that was held together now failing to cohere.
Break into pieces
- crumbleFragment gradually
- disintegrateBreak into fragments
- implodeCollapse violently inward
- buckleFrame-and-prong fastener
give way · break down · cave in · topple · fragment · shatter · dissolve · deteriorate
Fight or unravel
- unravelSeparate intertwined strands
- loosenReduce tension or grip
- threadFiber for stitching
- seamJoined fabric edge
stitch · hem · untangle · unwind · disentangle · unbraid · unlace · uncoil
Succumb to overwhelming emotion
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- snapSudden sharp sound
- breakInterrupt continuity
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
hysteria · frantic · unhinged · unglued · frazzled · rattled · flustered · agitated
Defeated by sheer volume
- distraughtDeeply agitated by grief
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
- shatteredBroken into fragments
- devastatedOverwhelmed by grief
anguished · grief · sorrow · despair · tormented · distressed · desolate · forlorn
Separate intertwined strands
- derailForce off course
- backfireYield unintended consequences
- miscarryFail to reach completion
- fall throughFail to materialize
go awry · misfire · flounder · collapse · fiasco · debacle · setback · botch
Cease holding something
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- liberationRelease from constraint
- catharsisPurification through emotional expression
- reliefEasing of distress
unburdened · free · exhale · breakthrough · healing · acceptance · transformation · vulnerability
fall apart
Break into pieces
- crumbleFragment gradually
- disintegrateBreak into fragments
- implodeCollapse violently inward
buckle · give way · break down · cave in · topple · fragment · shatter · dissolve · deteriorate · erode
fray
Fight or unravel
seam · stitch · hem · untangle · unwind · disentangle · unbraid · unlace · uncoil · untwist
lose it
Succumb to overwhelming emotion
panic · hysteria · frantic · unhinged · unglued · frazzled · rattled · flustered · agitated · worked up
overwhelmed
Defeated by sheer volume
- distraughtDeeply agitated by grief
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
- shatteredBroken into fragments
devastated · anguished · grief · sorrow · despair · tormented · distressed · desolate · forlorn · bereft
unravel
Separate intertwined strands
fall through · go awry · misfire · flounder · collapse · fiasco · debacle · setback · botch · bungle
let go
Cease holding something
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- liberationRelease from constraint
- catharsisPurification through emotional expression
relief · unburdened · free · exhale · breakthrough · healing · acceptance · transformation · vulnerability · authentic
unbuttoned
Freed from fasteners
unfastened · unhook · unlatch · unbuckle · loose · open · slip · detach · disconnect · release
- collapsecollapse, cave in, cave-in, fall in, give way
- failingfail, fails, collapse, flop, bomb
- chaosmayhem, chaotic, pandemonium, bedlam, turmoil
- mishapsmishap, accident, mistake, blunder, error
- unfasteningunfasten, detach, disconnect, unbuckle, unbutton
- outburstsoutburst, burst, eruption, tantrum, meltdown
come undonehold together
Remain unified, not fragment
hold fast · stay put · keep together · stick together · cohere
come undonehold together
Remain unified, not fragment
come together · fall into place · work out · pan out · cohere
come undonehold it together
Maintain emotional stability
keep it together · keep one's cool · stay calm · pull oneself together · keep one's head
come, undo, coming, came, undone, undoing, comes, undid, undoes