What is another word for ricochet?
329 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɹˈɪkəʃˌe͡ɪ], [ ɹˈɪkəʃˌeɪ], [ ɹ_ˈɪ_k_ə_ʃ_ˌeɪ]
Synonyms for the word "ricochet" include rebound, bounce, carom, skip, and deflect. These words all describe the action of an object bouncing off a surface and changing direction. The term "rebound" is often used in sports such as basketball to describe the way a ball bounces off the backboard or rim. "Bounce" and "skip" are commonly used to describe the movement of balls or stones skipping across a body of water. "Carom" is a more specific term used in the game of billiards to describe the way a ball bounces off the edges of the table. All of these synonyms can be used interchangeably with "ricochet" to describe the action of an object bouncing off a surface.
Synonyms for Ricochet:
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• backfire- dis appoint ,
- dis appointed ,
- dis appointing ,
- dis appoints ,
- dis-appoint ,
- dis-appointed ,
- dis-appointing ,
- dis-appoints ,
- mis carried ,
- mis carries ,
- mis carry ,
- mis carrying ,
- mis-carried ,
- mis-carries ,
- mis-carry ,
- mis-carrying ,
- re bound ,
- re bounded ,
- re bounding ,
- re bounds ,
- re coil ,
- re coiled ,
- re coiling ,
- re coils ,
- re-bound ,
- re-bounded ,
- re-bounding ,
- re-bounds ,
- re-coil ,
- re-coiled ,
- re-coiling ,
- re-coils ,
- sprang back ,
- springs back ,
- sprung back .
- Re-turn ,
- came home roost ,
- came home to roost ,
- come home roost ,
- comes home roost ,
- comes home to roost ,
- coming home roost ,
- coming home to roost ,
- re acted ,
- re acting ,
- re turn ,
- re turning ,
- re turns ,
- re verse ,
- re versing ,
- re-acted ,
- re-acting ,
- re-turned ,
- re-turning ,
- re-turns ,
- re-verse ,
- re-versed ,
- re-versing .
- Resiled ,
- Resiling ,
- flew back ,
- flies back ,
- flying back ,
- glanced off ,
- glances off ,
- glancing off ,
- jerk and down ,
- jerk down ,
- jerk up down ,
- jerked and down ,
- jerked down ,
- jerked up and down ,
- jerked up down ,
- jerking and down ,
- jerking down ,
- jerking up and down ,
- jerking up down ,
- jerks and down ,
- jerks down ,
- jerks up and down ,
- jerks up down ,
- resiles ,
- saltated ,
- saltates ,
- saltating ,
- snapped back ,
- snaps back .
- dis perse ,
- dis-perse ,
- holds off ,
- keeping off ,
- keeps off ,
- kept off ,
- volte faced ,
- volte facing ,
- volte-faced ,
- volte-facing ,
- volteface ,
- voltefaced ,
- voltefaces ,
- voltefacing .
Other synonyms:
- Dap .
- impinge .
Other relevant words:
- Curveting ,
- Danced ,
- Flinched ,
- Jounced ,
- Loping ,
- Reversing ,
- Skied ,
- Skirr ,
- Skying ,
- Tiptoes ,
- Winced ,
- backfire ,
- backlashed ,
- backlashing ,
- barged ,
- barging ,
- bob ,
- boomerang ,
- bounce ,
- bound ,
- carom ,
- come home to roost ,
- curvet ,
- curvets ,
- curvetting ,
- dancing ,
- deflect ,
- failed ,
- fly back ,
- glance off ,
- hippety hop ,
- hippety-hop ,
- hurtle ,
- hurtling ,
- jerk up and down ,
- jouncing ,
- jump ,
- kissing ,
- leaping ,
- lollop ,
- lolloped ,
- lolloping ,
- lollops ,
- parachute ,
- parachuted ,
- parachutes ,
- parachuting ,
- plummet ,
- react ,
- resile ,
- returning ,
- saltate ,
- skate ,
- skating ,
- skim ,
- skip ,
- skitter ,
- sky ,
- smooth along ,
- snap back ,
- snapping back ,
- somersault ,
- somersaulted ,
- somersaulting ,
- somersaults ,
- spring back ,
- springing back ,
- tiptoed ,
- tiptoeing ,
- wince ,
- wobble .
- Parried ,
- Sheered ,
- Sheering ,
- Shied ,
- Shying ,
- Slewed ,
- Slipped ,
- cover up ,
- covered up ,
- covering up ,
- covers up ,
- fend ,
- hold off ,
- keep off ,
- sheers ,
- shies ,
- slewing ,
- slipping ,
- volte-face ,
- volte-faces ,
- wheeled .
- Contrecoup ,
- Recalcitration ,
- Retroaction ,
- abjure ,
- artillery ,
- back ,
- backtrack ,
- beat ,
- bind ,
- boom ,
- border ,
- bounce back ,
- bound back ,
- bound off ,
- bump ,
- cannon ,
- cannon off ,
- chink ,
- circumscribe ,
- clack ,
- clangor ,
- clash ,
- clatter ,
- clink ,
- clip-clop ,
- come back ,
- comeback ,
- confine ,
- constrain ,
- contain ,
- cower ,
- cringe ,
- curb ,
- dwindle ,
- echo ,
- elasticity ,
- flinch ,
- form ,
- forswear ,
- funk ,
- govern ,
- hold ,
- hop ,
- incarcerate ,
- inhibit ,
- jounce ,
- kick ,
- kick back ,
- leap ,
- limit ,
- part ,
- prevent ,
- quail ,
- rally ,
- reaction ,
- recalcitrate ,
- recant ,
- reflect ,
- reflection ,
- reflex ,
- reflexion ,
- reflux ,
- repercuss ,
- repress ,
- repulse ,
- resilience ,
- resonance ,
- resonate ,
- resound ,
- restrain ,
- restrict ,
- retract ,
- retreat ,
- return ,
- reverberate ,
- reverberation ,
- revulsion ,
- ricochets ,
- ring ,
- scatter ,
- shank ,
- shorten ,
- shrink ,
- shrivel ,
- spring ,
- squinch ,
- stem ,
- strike ,
- take a hop ,
- take form ,
- take shape ,
- throttle ,
- trammel ,
- waist .
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How to use "Ricochet" in context?
The word "ricochet" comes from the French word "ricochet" which means to rebound. When you throw a stone or a ball, it will likely go off in a straight line. If you hit the object hard enough, the energy in the motion will send the object flying in a different direction. This is because the object acquires more energy as it moves away from the center of the motion. The stone may fly off in a different direction than you threw it, and this is called a "ricochet.
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