Backfire synonyms

băk'fīr'

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rebound
(Figuratively) To jump up or get back up again.
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kick-back
(Idiomatic) To relax.
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boomerang
To return to the starting point.
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recoil
(Intransitive, now rare) To retreat before an opponent. [from 14th c.]
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strike back
(Intransitive) To retaliate
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fly back
To go awry
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spring-back
To recoil
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miscarry
To fail to attain an intended goal, as a plan or project.
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backlash
To cause or set off a backlash.
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surprise (related)
Surprise is defined as to cause someone to feel amazed at something unexpected, do or say something unintentional.
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bounce back
(Idiomatic) To recover from a negative without seemingly any damage.
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burst
To cause to burst:
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erupt
To throw forth lava, water, steam, etc., as a volcano or geyser
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detonate
(Intransitive) To explode; to blow up. Specifically, to combust supersonically via shock compression.
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ricochet
(Military) To operate upon by ricochet firing.
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explode (related)
To break forth noisily
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fail (related)
To prove deficient or lacking; perform ineffectively or inadequately:
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crash
To get a place to sleep temporarily
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fizzle
To sputter or hiss.
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flop
To fall or drop in this way
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react
To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force; as, every body reacts on the body that impels it from its natural state.
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blowback
Negative repercussions affecting a country whose government has undertaken a usually clandestine intelligence operation in another country.
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backlashing
Present participle of backlash.
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counterblast
A work that strongly refutes or criticises another.
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counterfire
(Military) firing of weapons in response
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counterrevolution
A revolution whose aim is the deposition and reversal of a political or social system set up by a previous revolution.
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counterstroke
A blow given in return.
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scupper (related)
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come-unstuck (related)
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back-fired (related)
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Backfire Sentence Examples

  • A woman wants to know that a man has a decent career, but flashing money around just for the sake of showing off may backfire.

  • Some items may seem like romantic meaningful gifts but often backfire in the long run.

  • This will backfire so fiercely that you'll find yourself running to the hills screaming as though your hair were on fire.

  • Sneaking around trying to determine if your partner is cheating could backfire on you if he is not cheating.

  • Owners tend to give their pets food and treats as a way of showing affection, but this habit can backfire if it isn't practiced with some restraint.

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