BACKFIRE Synonyms
There are 21 hypernyms of the word backfire. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for BACKFIRE
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| boomerang | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower • a miscalculation that recoils on its maker verb • return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang | ||||||||
| fail | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • fail to do something; leave something undone • be unsuccessful • disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake • stop operating or functioning • be unable • judge unacceptable • fail to get a passing grade • fall short in what is expected • become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close • prove insufficient • deteriorate | ||||||||
| flop | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers • someone who is unsuccessful • a complete failure • the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink adverb • with a flopping sound • completely verb • fall loosely • fall suddenly and abruptly • fail utterly; collapse | ||||||||
| miscarry | verbv | |||||||
verb • be unsuccessful • suffer a miscarriage | ||||||||
| misfire | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an explosion that fails to occur • a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) verb • fail to fire or detonate | ||||||||
| rebound | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a movement back from an impact • a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration • the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot verb • spring back; spring away from an impact • return to a former condition | ||||||||
| backlash | nounn | |||||||
noun • a movement back from an impact • an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence verb • come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect | ||||||||
| blowback | nounn | |||||||
noun • the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired • misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service • Blowback is a system of operation for self-loading firearms that obtains energy from the motion of the cartridge case as it is pushed to the rear by expanding gases created by the ignition of the propellant charge. | ||||||||
| knock | verbv | |||||||
noun • the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing) • negative criticism • a vigorous blow • a bad experience • the act of hitting vigorously verb • deliver a sharp blow or push • rap with the knuckles • knock against with force or violence • make light, repeated taps on a surface • sound like a car engine that is firing too early • find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws | ||||||||
| ping | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal) • a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya verb • hit with a pinging noise • sound like a car engine that is firing too early • make a short high-pitched sound • contact, usually in order to remind of something • send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active | ||||||||
| recoil | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired • a movement back from an impact verb • draw back, as with fear or pain • come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect • spring back; spring away from an impact • spring back, as from a forceful thrust | ||||||||
