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Backfiring

Synonyms for "backfiring" (121 found)

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Informal (23)

Adj, intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Name, noun, verb, slang(4 words)

spring blaze miss flicker

Noun, verb, slang(5 words)

kick bounce fizzle rebound kick back

Adj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adv, intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Intj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Verb, slang(4 words)

blow up go off explode blow out

Noun, slang(2 words)

blowout kickback

General use (98)

Noun, verb(22 words)

discharge report flare burst recoil defense rebuff repulse retort comeback carom boomerang backlash counterattack bonfire fulminate bounce back ricochet antidote open fire

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counterfire counterstep

Adj, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, noun, verb(1 words)

Verb(17 words)

set off recoil let off backlash detonate touch off miscarry resile recalcitrate fall through snap back repercuss lash back spring back backlashing lay an egg come to grief

Name, noun, verb(2 words)

Noun(31 words)

explosion repercussion boomerang blowback ignition ignis fatuus balefire combustion resilience blowup fulmination conflagration fox fire pyre detonation counterrevolution wildfire recalcitration corposant fulguration

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campfire counterblast countermeasure counterstroke counterblow marshfire forest fire counterinsurgency contrecoup funeral pyre fen fire

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smudge fire three-alarm fire two-alarm fire

Adj, noun(1 words)

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