What is another word for misfire?
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Pronunciation:
[ mˈɪsfa͡ɪ͡ə], [ mˈɪsfaɪə], [ m_ˈɪ_s_f_aɪə]
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Similar words for misfire:
- dud (noun)
- error (noun)
- failure (noun)
- flash in the pan (noun)
- glitch (noun)
- miscarriage (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- competition (verb)
- fail (verb)
- fizzle (verb)
- flop (verb)
- founder (verb)
- miscarry (verb)
- miss (verb)
- other relevant words (verb)
- other synonyms
- miscarry
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Misfire:
n.
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- crash,
- collapse,
- explode,
- languish,
- fizzle out.
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- go off,
- fall silent,
- blaze.
- dud.
- mis take,
- un doings,
- mis chances,
- mis-carriages,
- mis adventure,
- mis-chance,
- mis chance,
- non success,
- mis-carriage,
- mis carriage,
- mis-chances,
- mis-adventures,
- non successes,
- un-doing,
- mis-take,
- un doing,
- mis adventures,
- mis takes,
- mis-adventure,
- mis carriages,
- de feats,
- de-feats,
- nonsuccesses,
- de feat,
- de-feat,
- un-doings,
- mis-takes,
- non-successes.
v.
• competition (verb) • fail (verb) • fizzle (verb)- missed mark,
- mis fires,
- miss mark,
- ended defeat,
- came nothing,
- mis-firing,
- end defeat,
- ended in defeat,
- ending in disappointment,
- ending in defeat,
- ends in disappointment,
- misses mark,
- missing mark,
- mis fire,
- ending disappointment,
- mis-fire,
- end disappointment,
- mis-fires,
- am a fiasco,
- came to nothing,
- art a fiasco,
- mis fired,
- being a fiasco,
- are a fiasco,
- ends disappointment,
- ending defeat,
- was a fiasco,
- were a fiasco,
- comes to nothing,
- are fiasco,
- come nothing,
- art fiasco,
- ends defeat,
- is fiasco,
- mis-fired,
- ended disappointment,
- coming to nothing,
- comes nothing,
- wast a fiasco,
- ended in disappointment,
- misses the mark,
- was fiasco,
- ends in defeat,
- were fiasco,
- being fiasco,
- wast fiasco,
- wert a fiasco,
- wert fiasco,
- missing the mark,
- is a fiasco,
- coming nothing,
- mis firing.
- go bottom,
- going to bottom,
- went to bottom,
- wert lost,
- sub-merged,
- wast lost,
- sub merging,
- sub-merging,
- sub merges,
- sub-merges,
- sub-merge,
- goes lame,
- went lame,
- broke down,
- breaks down,
- going bottom,
- goes bottom,
- goes to bottom,
- falls through,
- falling through,
- fell through,
- being lost,
- art lost,
- brake down,
- am lost,
- was lost,
- were lost,
- going lame,
- went bottom.
- came naught,
- goes in smoke,
- missed fire,
- misses boat,
- are demoted,
- going in smoke,
- going smoke,
- playing into,
- am demoted,
- misses the boat,
- came to naught,
- mis-carries,
- wert in vain,
- being demoted,
- am ruined,
- loses control,
- being vain,
- went smoke,
- being in vain,
- turns out badly,
- de-clines,
- were vain,
- wert found lacking,
- turned out badly,
- art found lacking,
- backed wrong horse,
- goes down swinging,
- ran aground,
- goes smoke,
- plays in to,
- hitting the skids,
- is demoted,
- losing out,
- is defeated,
- meeting with disaster,
- lost control,
- was found lacking,
- misses fire,
- come naught,
- loses status,
- were found lacking,
- went down swinging,
- are vain,
- comes to naught,
- played into,
- hit skids,
- mis carrying,
- playing in to,
- was ruined,
- played in to,
- wast vain,
- go in smoke,
- were in vain,
- hits skids,
- wast found lacking,
- is in vain,
- mis-carrying,
- were demoted,
- losing control,
- meets with disaster,
- miss boat,
- goes up smoke,
- went wrong,
- am defeated,
- coming to naught,
- mis-carry,
- are ruined,
- went in smoke,
- missing fire,
- mis carried,
- is ruined,
- missed boat,
- coming naught,
- went up in smoke,
- are found lacking,
- was in vain,
- was defeated,
- were ruined,
- art ruined,
- wast in vain,
- wast demoted,
- runs aground,
- am vain,
- hitting skids,
- go up smoke,
- lost out,
- lost status,
- loses out,
- plays into,
- art vain,
- art demoted,
- met with disaster,
- goes up in smoke,
- art in vain,
- mis carry,
- comes naught,
- mis carries,
- going up smoke,
- go smoke,
- going up in smoke,
- were defeated,
- being found lacking,
- missing boat,
- wert ruined,
- wert vain,
- losing status,
- wast defeated,
- being defeated,
- backing wrong horse,
- going down swinging,
- is found lacking,
- mis-carried,
- are in vain,
- are defeated,
- hits bottom,
- was demoted,
- wert demoted,
- backs wrong horse,
- being ruined,
- de-cline,
- running aground,
- hits the skids,
- wast ruined,
- wert defeated,
- de cline,
- art defeated,
- was vain,
- de clines,
- is vain,
- hitting bottom,
- missing the boat,
- turning out badly,
- play in to,
- went up smoke.
- mis lay,
- dis-regarding,
- dropping ball,
- dis regard,
- dis-regards,
- mis laying,
- dis regarded,
- were late for,
- tripping up,
- being late for,
- dropt the ball,
- letting slip,
- are late for,
- fell flat face,
- under shooting,
- dis regarding,
- under shot,
- dis regards,
- was late for,
- mis-laying,
- falls flat face,
- over-shot,
- is late for,
- fell flat on face,
- dis-regarded,
- mis-lays,
- dropped ball,
- mis-place,
- mis placed,
- dropt ball,
- under-shooting,
- mis-lay,
- fall flat face,
- mis place,
- over-looks,
- am late for,
- over shooting,
- drops ball,
- letted go,
- wert late for,
- falls flat on face,
- over looks,
- over-shooting,
- over look,
- lets slip,
- over-look,
- passes up,
- falling flat face,
- mis placing,
- falling flat on face,
- dis-regard,
- drop ball,
- over looked,
- passing up,
- trips up,
- wast late for,
- over-looking,
- letted slip,
- drops the ball,
- art late for,
- under-shot,
- mis-placing,
- mis places,
- undershooting,
- over shot,
- mis-places,
- mis lays,
- mis-laid,
- flubbing.
Other synonyms:
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- recoil.
- come to naught,
- lose status,
- go downhill,
- lose out,
- be vain,
- go astray,
- going wrong,
- goes downhill,
- miss the boat,
- went downhill,
- be demoted,
- play into,
- be defeated,
- be in vain,
- go down swinging,
- hit the skids,
- be ruined,
- goes wrong,
- goes astray,
- lose control,
- going downhill,
- went astray,
- going astray,
- meet with disaster,
- turn out badly,
- run aground,
- hit bottom,
- be found lacking,
- back wrong horse,
- missed the boat.
- letting go,
- passed up,
- fall through,
- go to bottom,
- washing out,
- drop the ball,
- dropped the ball,
- tripped up,
- undershoots,
- be a fiasco,
- go lame,
- overshoots,
- washed out,
- lets go,
- fall short,
- end in defeat,
- overshoot,
- let slip,
- lurch,
- undershoot,
- miscarry,
- break down,
- dropping the ball,
- miss the mark,
- lurching,
- breaking down,
- fall flat on face,
- end in disappointment,
- come apart,
- fall flat,
- come to nothing,
- is lost,
- flop,
- undershot,
- falling short,
- trip up,
- be lost,
- founders,
- fizzle,
- flubbed,
- missed the mark,
- founder,
- be fiasco,
- overshot,
- mislay,
- miss,
- muff,
- Overshooting,
- coming apart,
- washes out,
- pass up,
- be late for,
- wash out.
- equipment failure,
- go awry,
- blow up,
- turkey,
- pass,
- be wanting,
- bombshell,
- go amiss,
- washout,
- cave in,
- futile,
- falter,
- be inadequate,
- fail miserably,
- gal,
- get nowhere,
- shell,
- abandon,
- be lacking,
- wild-goose chase,
- unfortunate,
- grenade,
- be deficient,
- perish,
- unsuccessful,
- mistake,
- stillborn,
- disappoint,
- missy,
- droop,
- come to grief,
- abortion,
- lady,
- abortive attempt,
- Miscarrying,
- be unsuccessful,
- fade,
- ineffective,
- unlucky,
- want,
- bummer,
- bomb,
- young lady,
- miss out,
- damsel,
- maid,
- disaster,
- come a cropper,
- merry chase,
- bust,
- cease,
- lack,
- vain attempt,
- weaken,
- be defective,
- setback,
- young woman,
- girl,
- expire,
- flunk,
- fille,
- BRUTUM FULMEN,
- deteriorate,
- abate,
- drop,
- fall.
How to use "Misfire" in context?
If you're having trouble getting your gun to fire, it's time to take a closer look and see if there's anything you can do to fix the problem.
misfire is when a gun fails to fire when it's supposed to. This can be due to dirt or debris in the gunpowder, a defect in the gun's firing mechanism, or a problem with the ammunition.
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Homophones for Misfire:
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Hyponym for Misfire:
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