Synonyms for backlash
ˈbækˌlæʃback·lash

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1. recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlashnoun

   a movement back from an impact

   Synonyms:
   repercussion, rebound, reverberation, kick, recoil

2. backlashverb

   an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence

   "there was a backlash of intolerance"

   Synonyms:
   recoil, rebound, repercussion

3. backfire, backlash, recoilverb

   come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect

   "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"

   Synonyms:
   rebound, spring, quail, flinch, bound, funk, kick, squinch, ricochet, kick back, cringe, bounce, wince, recoil, backfire, resile, reverberate, take a hop, shrink

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1. List of paraphrases for "backlash":

   reaction, rebound, setback, revolution

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1. Danry Vasquez:

   I also realize that scenes from this incident were powerful, as a public figure, I should be setting a better example. Today, I ask for forgiveness and want to show that this will not happen again. I understand there will be more backlash and I’m leaving everything in God’s hands.

2. Greg Valliere:

   There's a genuine threat of a backlash against the green movement, most people agree with the goals, but their good intentions tend to fade when they look for something to blame.

3. Professor Jacobson:

   This is an attempt not just to scare Black Law Students Association away from my course, but to scare Black Law Students Association away from speaking Black Law Students Association minds, and to create a faculty and student purity test, this isnt activism, its anti-intellectualism. I dont think it will work, and there will be a backlash.

4. David Hughes:

   Roby has suffered a lot of backlash from Trump loyalists, but Bright is not the natural candidate to take advantage of that, he has a lot of baggage as a former Democrat.

5. Jessica Brandt:

   The crisis is definitely a flashpoint, and likely a turning point, for western platforms operating in Russia, moscow will no doubt continue pressing platforms to take down unflattering content, using all the leverage at its disposal. If the companies comply, public backlash elsewhere around the world will be intense.