What is another word for backfire?
576 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ bˈakfa͡ɪ͡ə], [ bˈakfaɪə], [ b_ˈa_k_f_aɪə]Table of Contents
Similar words for backfire:- backfire (noun)
- backlash (noun)
- defense (noun)
- event (noun)
- explosion (noun)
- reaction (noun)
- recoil (noun)
- change (verb)
- defend (verb)
- explode (verb)
- have an opposite effect (verb)
- misfire (verb)
- react (verb)
- rebound (verb)
- other synonyms
- misfire
- recoil
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Backfire:
n.
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- flood,
- idle,
- fail,
- burn up,
- strike back,
- fire,
- engagement,
- cut out,
- grind.
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- surprise.
- re percussion,
- counter-action,
- counter actions,
- retro actions,
- re-percussions,
- retro-actions,
- counter action,
- retro action,
- counter-actions,
- re percussions,
- retro-action,
- re-percussion.
- response,
- wall,
- aversion,
- countermeasure,
- argument,
- moat,
- security,
- fortress,
- barrier,
- stronghold,
- harbor,
- defense,
- rebuttal,
- armor,
- protection.
- re agencies,
- counter-poises,
- kneejerks,
- counter poise,
- re-agencies,
- re joinder,
- re torts,
- re-flections,
- re tort,
- counter balances,
- re agency,
- doubletakes,
- re-flexes,
- re-flection,
- counter-poise,
- double-takes,
- re flex,
- reagencies,
- re joinders,
- knee-jerks,
- re-joinder,
- re flection,
- counter poises,
- re-joinders,
- re-tort,
- doubletake,
- re flections,
- re action,
- re-agency,
- re-actions,
- kneejerk,
- re actions,
- re-action,
- counter balance,
- re flexes,
- re-torts,
- re-flex.
v.
•change (verb) •defend (verb)- counterattack,
- answer,
- uphold,
- retort,
- counter,
- buffer,
- save,
- oppose,
- reply,
- rebut,
- avert,
- resist,
- shield,
- argue,
- respond,
- defend,
- guard,
- screen,
- barricade,
- police,
- secure,
- ward,
- protect,
- fend,
- bar,
- sustain,
- shelter,
- support,
- safeguard,
- return,
- cover.
- dis charges,
- dis-charge,
- dis charged,
- blows kingdom come,
- dis charging,
- dis charge,
- dis-charging,
- blew kingdom come,
- dis-charges,
- flaring up,
- flamed up,
- blew to kingdom come,
- sets off,
- blows to kingdom come,
- blowing kingdom come,
- flames up,
- flared up,
- flaming up,
- kablooeyed,
- blowing to kingdom come,
- kablooeying,
- kablooeys,
- letted go,
- blow kingdom come,
- dis-charged.
- fizzles out,
- fizzes out,
- mis-fired,
- brake down,
- go in smoke,
- mis-fires,
- mis firing,
- coming nothing,
- goes in smoke,
- mis-fire,
- went smoke,
- came nothing,
- fizzing out,
- mis fire,
- goes smoke,
- coming to nothing,
- went wrong,
- broke down,
- fizzed out,
- mis carries,
- fell short,
- went up in smoke,
- go up smoke,
- go smoke,
- mis carried,
- mis-carrying,
- going up smoke,
- comes nothing,
- mis fired,
- goes up in smoke,
- going in smoke,
- going smoke,
- falls short,
- falls flat,
- fell flat,
- come nothing,
- goes up smoke,
- mis-carry,
- mis-firing,
- comes to nothing,
- went in smoke,
- went up smoke,
- falling flat,
- mis carrying,
- breaks down,
- came to nothing,
- mis carry,
- mis fires,
- fizzled out,
- fizzling out,
- going up in smoke.
- hadst a funny feeling,
- re curred,
- gave snappy comeback,
- gives snappy comeback,
- hast a funny feeling,
- re-plied,
- answering back,
- gives a snappy comeback,
- had a funny feeling,
- re acted,
- was affected,
- has a funny feeling,
- art affected,
- answers back,
- turns back,
- having a funny feeling,
- haddest funny feeling,
- re-acted,
- wast affected,
- re plying,
- giving snappy comeback,
- hadst funny feeling,
- re plied,
- hast vibes,
- re-plying,
- is affected,
- giving a snappy comeback,
- re-turns,
- re turning,
- be-having,
- be-have,
- re-turned,
- re-turning,
- wert affected,
- had funny feeling,
- hath a funny feeling,
- be having,
- having vibes,
- hath vibes,
- re-acting,
- re curring,
- were affected,
- having funny feeling,
- talked back,
- re-curred,
- hath funny feeling,
- be have,
- haddest vibes,
- re acting,
- Re-turn,
- has vibes,
- haddest a funny feeling,
- hast funny feeling,
- talks back,
- re turn,
- has funny feeling,
- being affected,
- gave a snappy comeback,
- hadst vibes,
- re-curring,
- give snappy comeback,
- are affected,
- re turns,
- be-haves,
- am affected,
- be haves,
- had vibes.
- gotten back on one feet,
- gets back on feet,
- regained one's health,
- gotten in shape,
- gets well,
- regains one health,
- over come,
- gets better,
- getting in shape,
- gets back on one feet,
- regained health,
- returns form,
- got back ones feet,
- gets back feet,
- regains one's health,
- getting back on feet,
- got shape,
- get back one feet,
- getting back on one's feet,
- over comes,
- over coming,
- pulled through,
- gat back on feet,
- making a comeback,
- re bounds,
- gotten back ones feet,
- getting back on one feet,
- getting back one's feet,
- gotten back feet,
- re-bounded,
- re bound,
- gotten well,
- gotten back on one's feet,
- regained ones health,
- gat back one feet,
- snaps back,
- gotten back one feet,
- got back on one's feet,
- returning to form,
- starts anew,
- gets back one's feet,
- gets back one feet,
- makes comeback,
- made a comeback,
- got back one feet,
- gotten back one's feet,
- make comeback,
- gat better,
- gets shape,
- re bounding,
- got back on feet,
- get shape,
- regaining one health,
- getting back on ones feet,
- gat back on ones feet,
- got back on one feet,
- returns to form,
- get back feet,
- gat back on one feet,
- regain one health,
- get back one's feet,
- getting back one feet,
- gat shape,
- regaining health,
- returning form,
- snapped back,
- gets back ones feet,
- gat back one's feet,
- re-bound,
- re-bounds,
- gets back on ones feet,
- made comeback,
- returned to form,
- gat back feet,
- sprung back,
- returned form,
- regaining ones health,
- gat back on one's feet,
- makes a comeback,
- started anew,
- gat back ones feet,
- got in shape,
- got back feet,
- regains health,
- regaining one's health,
- over-coming,
- return form,
- gotten back on feet,
- getting shape,
- regained one health,
- re bounded,
- got back one's feet,
- get back on ones feet,
- regains ones health,
- gets back on one's feet,
- springs back,
- gotten shape,
- gotten back on ones feet,
- getting back feet,
- sprang back,
- over-comes,
- re-bounding,
- getting back ones feet,
- get back ones feet,
- get back on one feet,
- gotten better,
- gets in shape,
- got back on ones feet,
- gat well,
- making comeback,
- gat in shape,
- regain ones health.
Other synonyms:
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- crumble,
- implode,
- uptime,
- disintegrate,
- splutter,
- fall down,
- fall behind,
- languish,
- mesh,
- malfunction,
- self-destruct,
- underperform,
- totter,
- collapse,
- fizzle,
- flop,
- explode.
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- mode,
- break down,
- ping,
- turn over,
- performance,
- tank,
- come down.
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- go for,
- pickup,
- strike out,
- knock.
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- roll.
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- go.
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- take.
- come to nothing,
- go up in smoke,
- breaking down,
- fizzle out,
- fall flat,
- fizz out,
- fall short,
- falling short,
- going wrong,
- go wrong,
- goes wrong.
- Stickled,
- turns away,
- stickle,
- pulling back,
- pulled back,
- step back,
- turn away,
- Winced,
- stickles,
- turning away,
- Stickling,
- turned away,
- Flinched,
- pull back,
- pulls back,
- shy away.
- gunfire,
- flinch,
- kick back,
- warm-up,
- report,
- cringe,
- crack,
- flame,
- cannon,
- trench,
- spring,
- combustion,
- throw stick,
- counteract,
- throwing stick,
- blowup,
- violate,
- wildfire,
- sea of flames,
- funk,
- come to grief,
- cannon off,
- crematory,
- forest fire,
- go off,
- abort,
- firebreak,
- raging fire,
- corposant,
- cheerful fire,
- flash,
- burning ghat,
- bang,
- boom,
- controvert,
- shoot,
- Counterstroke,
- make noise,
- detonation,
- open fire,
- blow up,
- kick,
- cease,
- counterinsurgency,
- counterrevolution,
- blaze,
- wrong,
- fall through,
- antidote,
- reverberation,
- resound,
- counteraction,
- fly back,
- conflagration,
- Ingle,
- shrink,
- Recalcitration,
- fight,
- touch off,
- counterfire,
- set fire,
- counterblow,
- blowout,
- carom,
- reaction,
- contend,
- resilience,
- fulminate,
- campfire,
- comeback,
- miscalculation,
- squinch,
- beacon fire,
- funeral pyre,
- Fulguration,
- repulse,
- repercuss,
- burn down,
- watch fire,
- shot,
- incendiarism,
- bonfire,
- balefire,
- Contrecoup,
- recalcitrate,
- flare,
- deceive,
- belie,
- prairie fire,
- bust,
- counterblast,
- shatter,
- frustrate,
- wince,
- discharge,
- disagree,
- beacon,
- reverberate,
- go amiss,
- backlashing,
- Ignis Fatuus,
- flicker,
- contradict,
- quail,
- blast,
- bound back,
- gunshot,
- lay an egg,
- contravene,
- Counterstep,
- redound,
- resile,
- pyre,
- backblast,
- bound.
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Antonyms for Backfire:
Homophones for Backfire:
- bock beer, buspar, base pair, buck fever, bugbear, boxberry, Bassia Scoparia, bishopry, bookfair, beekeeper, book fair, busbar, biosphere, bagpiper, bus fare, bookkeeper.
Hypernym for Backfire:
n.
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event
back-blast, backblast.
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event
Hyponym for Backfire:
n.
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event
blowup, explosion, fire, detonation.
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event
v.
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perception
make noise, resound, noise.
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social
happen, pass, go on, come about, pass off, hap, fall out, take place, occur.
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perception