Backfiring synonyms
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To recoil is to spring back or back away.
React is defined as to respond to something, or to act in opposition to something.
To go astray; fail to arrive: said of mail, freight, etc.
(Informal) To be a failure
(Informal) To fail, esp. after a successful beginning
To omit to perform (an expected duty, for example):
(Computers) To stop functioning due to a crash.
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Rebound is to bounce back after hitting the ground or some other surface, or to recover value after a decline.
To rebound off something wildly in a seemingly random direction.
To explode violently and noisily
To burst forth or out, as from some restraint
To explode.
exploding (related)
To be exploded; burst noisily and violently
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surprising (related)
To elicit or detect through surprise:
Find another word for backfiring. In this page you can discover 15 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for backfiring, like: recoiling, reacting, miscarrying, flopping, fizzling, failing, crashing, boomeranging, rebounding, ricochetting and detonating.
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