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What is another word for
backfire
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Verb
To result in the opposite of an intended effect
To fail or not succeed
Militate against
Noun
Knock or ping
An angry or negative reaction to an event or action
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Verb
▲
To result in the opposite of an intended effect
boomerang
fail
rebound
miscarry
founder
flop
misfire
backlash
be counterproductive
be self-defeating
bomb
come back
disappoint
fall flat
fall through
go wrong
recoil
ricochet
go belly-up
redound on
bounce back
have an adverse effect
have unwelcome repercussions for
meet with disaster
spring back
turn out badly
not go as planned
cause one to be hoist with one's own petard
be unsuccessful
come to grief
abort
come to nothing
break down
collapse
run aground
miss the mark
bite the dust
be defeated
go astray
be in vain
come to naught
come a cropper
not succeed
lack success
miss
be frustrated
suffer defeat
fizzle out
not come up to scratch
go down like a lead balloon
fold
go awry
flunk
tank
flounder
crater
flatline
go pear-shaped
fall short
flame out
strike out
wash out
reverberate
go amiss
fizzle
slip
blunder
be ruined
come back on
go up in smoke
kick back
have an adverse effect on
bounce
carom
skim
glance
skip
redound
return
be abortive
fall
rebound on
go phut
flummox
recoil on
nosedive
go down
go downhill
be demoted
come unstuck
snap back
be found lacking
miss the boat
hit the skids
affect badly
miss the target
wallow
explode
fail to work out
poop out
fizz out
peter out
fail to go off
not come off
decline
deteriorate
backslide
gang agley
echo
reflect
deflect
hit bottom
lose status
play into
lose out
lose control
miss fire
boing
go down swinging
back wrong horse
glance off
bounce off
yield
have unwelcome repercussions
give
crumple
come home to roost
blow up in one's face
buckle
misfire on
backfire on
be self-defeating for
score an own goal
boomerang on
lose
fail miserably
sink without trace
go out of business
blow it
bomb out
underperform
fluff
underachieve
screw up
fall flat on your face
be found wanting
not pass
lay an egg
be rejected
hit rock bottom
blow up in someone's face
go by the board
not pass muster
cave in
come unglued
not make the grade
fall by the wayside
be found deficient
not come up to the mark
come back upon
resile
react badly
return with interest
resound
jump back
crash
close
bellyflop
do something badly
come apart
lose money
not work
go to the wall
be a disappointment
be a disaster
bust
terminate
end
break
go bust
go bump
go belly up
come to a halt
come apart at the seams
disintegrate
stall
die
drop out
end in failure
conk out
give out
cut out
fall to pieces
go down the tube
foul up
trip up
slip up
go to pieces
end in tears
meet with failure
plough
UK
bungle
plow
US
dissatisfy
flag
languish
go on the rocks
come unwrapped
stop
come to a sticky end
come to a bad end
halt
bring to naught
not show
fall down
fall short of
fall short of expectations
fail to happen
grind to a halt
go under
cease to function
run down
stop working
fade out
lose power
seize up
go kaput
stop functioning
fade away
pack up
give up the ghost
fold up
abate
decrease
degenerate
diminish
drop
weaken
wither
dwindle
wane
be deficient
fall away
die down
drop off
be wanting
be insufficient
die out
be lacking
die away
be inadequate
not come to ripeness
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“This comes with the warning that this plan can
backfire
spectacularly.”
Verb
▲
To fail or not succeed
misfire
fail
flop
miscarry
collapse
abort
boomerang
rebound
flounder
unravel
go wrong
fall through
fall flat
be unsuccessful
go awry
go badly
go up in smoke
come to grief
not succeed
go adrift
break down
go off course
be a failure
fall apart
bite the dust
go haywire
come a cropper
meet with disaster
come apart at the seams
go amiss
come to nothing
be ruined
not work
“The car
backfired
.”
Verb
▲
Militate against
count against
counter
detract
diminish
hurt
militate against
oppose
reverse
weigh against
Noun
▲
Knock or ping
knock
ping
Noun
▲
An angry or negative reaction to an event or action
backlash
counteraction
retaliation
response
comeback
recoil
resistance
reaction
repercussion
counterattack
fallout
reprisal
backwash
retroaction
resentment
boomerang
counterblast
criticism
kickback
repercussions
reverberations
tangle
adverse reaction
adverse response
hostile response
reflex
retort
reply
revulsion
reciprocation
return
rise
counter
balance
reverberation
corrective
neutralizer
retribution
echo
reflection
rebound
knee-jerk response
answer
feedback
rejoinder
take
acknowledgment
US
riposte
acknowledgement
UK
lip
antiphon
snappy comeback
clapback
back talk
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