What is another word for backfire?
Synonyms for backfire
ˈbækˌfaɪərback·fire
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Princeton's WordNet
blowback, backfirenoun
the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
backfirenoun
a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
backfirenoun
a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
backfire, boomerangverb
a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
Synonyms:
throw stick, boomerang, throwing stick, blowbackbackfire, 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, backlash, wince, recoil, resile, reverberate, take a hop, shrinkbackfireverb
emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
"My old car backfires all the time"
backfireverb
set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
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#1249 | spring | |
#3403 | bound | |
#5089 | kick | |
#8260 | funk | |
#9429 | rebound | |
#10952 | bounce | |
#13161 | shrink | |
#22782 | quail | |
#25905 | backlash | |
#30466 | boomerang | |
#31728 | recoil | |
#31924 | wince | |
#43010 | cringe | |
#47072 | ricochet | |
#52900 | backfire | |
#76457 | flinch | |
#79301 | blowback | |
#113280 | reverberate |
How to use backfire in a sentence?
Politicians can seek retribution in terms of tax policy or regulations. It's a fine line these companies have to walk. This could backfire if they're too aggressive.
Cost cuts and other strategic initiatives are still ongoing and should be welcomed by investors, but strategies, such as taking the brand even more upmarket, have the potential to backfire and alienate traditional customers as we have seen with other brands in the industry.
This entire Chantilly Virginia debacle showed one of the weaknesses of Democratic Party which is focusing on their Trump-hate, the same kind of vitriol that they’ve been attacking Rush with since the beginning of the program … They do n’t rely on facts, they just want to smear and discredit their political opponents rather than engage them and it is starting to backfire.
You saw bursts of flames, little flames shooting out from the engine, it almost looked like backfire flames from a motorcycle or car.
Nothing on this scale has ever been tried, there's very little evidence of its effectiveness. And I think there's good reason to think that it could backfire, from a public health, social, human rights perspective.
Translations for backfire
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- nach hinten losgehen, fehlschlagenGerman
- salir el tiro por la culata, tener contraefecto, tener efecto retroactivoSpanish
- mennä pieleen, kostautua, epäonnistuaFinnish
- se retourner contre, avoir l'effet inverseFrench
- avere effetto contrarioItalian
- falenDutch
- sair pela culatraPortuguese
- привести к обратным результатам, приводить к обратным результатамRussian
- vratiti se, obiti se o glavuSerbo-Croatian
- ย้อนกลับThai
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