The bribery scandal created a backlash overseas.
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Backlash
/ˈbækˌlæʃ/
Synonyms for "backlash" (90 found)
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Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (27)
Related words (45)
kick backkickbackmarknonconformityoppositionopposureoppugnanceoppugnancyperversenessprintreactionreboundrebuffrecalcitrancerecalcitrationrecoilreflexrenitencyrepercussionrepugnance
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Noun(15 words)
Verb(1 words)
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9 entriesbearing backlashconsumer backlasheconomic backlashgear backlashgenerate criticismignite protestspolitical backlashshaft backlashstir opposition
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12 entriesbacklash against reformsbacklash effectconsumer backlashface backlashgear backlashgenerate backlashincur backlashpolitical backlashprovoke backlashpublic backlashspark backlashtrigger backlash
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Do you expect a backlash?
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Mennad was afraid of the backlash he was going to get.
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If governments impose green tax hikes and the costly measures on transportation, home heating, power generation and lifestyles that scientists say are needed to lower emissions and to shift economies away from dependency on fossil fuels, they risk prompting a backlash, largely from middle-class and lower-income workers, as well as pensioners who can ill afford to bear the expense.
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