All backfire synonyms
back·fire
B b verb backfire
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- flop — to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down): The puppy flopped down on the couch.
- rebound — to bound or spring back from force of impact.
- ricochet — the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow.
- recoil — to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
- disappoint — to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of: His gross ingratitude disappointed us.
- boomerang — A boomerang is a curved piece of wood which comes back to you if you throw it in the correct way. Boomerangs were first used by the people who were living in Australia when Europeans arrived there.
- miscarry — to have a miscarriage of a fetus.
- backlash — A backlash against a tendency or recent development in society or politics, is a sudden, strong reaction against it.
- go wrong — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- bomb — A bomb is a device which explodes and damages or destroys a large area.
- bounce back — If you bounce back after a bad experience, you return very quickly to your previous level of success, enthusiasm, or activity.
noun backfire
- ignition — the act or fact of igniting; state of being ignited.
- reaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- vibes — Informal. vibration (def 4).
- double-take — a rapid or surprised second look, either literal or figurative, at a person or situation whose significance had not been completely grasped at first: His friends did a double take when they saw how much weight he had lost.
- flare up — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
- vibe — Informal. vibration (def 4).