Backfiring synonyms

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recoiling
To recoil is to spring back or back away.
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reacting
React is defined as to respond to something, or to act in opposition to something.
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miscarrying
To go astray; fail to arrive: said of mail, freight, etc.
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flopping
(Informal) To be a failure
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fizzling
(Informal) To fail, esp. after a successful beginning
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failing
To omit to perform (an expected duty, for example):
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crashing
(Computers) To stop functioning due to a crash.
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boomeranging
To return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired; to backfire.
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rebounding
Rebound is to bounce back after hitting the ground or some other surface, or to recover value after a decline.
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ricochetting
To rebound off something wildly in a seemingly random direction.
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detonating
To explode violently and noisily
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erupting
To burst forth or out, as from some restraint
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bursting
To explode.
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exploding (related)
To be exploded; burst noisily and violently
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surprising (related)
To elicit or detect through surprise:
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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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Backfiring Sentence Examples

  • The phone slammed in his ear like a truck backfiring.

  • Since the cars are high performance machines, you'll hear them whine to a crescendo, then pop the exhaust as if it's backfiring.

  • Even if you don't get fired, lying may end up backfiring.

  • The engine runs rough: Often, cracked plug wires shorting out or faulty spark plugs can lead to an engine that runs roughly, sometimes even backfiring.

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