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What is another word for
backfires
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Verb
To result in the opposite of an intended effect
To fail in the intended effect
To have a negative impact, thwarting one's intentions or goals
Noun
Plural for a counterproductive event or result
Plural for an angry or negative reaction to an event or action
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Verb
▲
To result in the opposite of an intended effect
boomerangs
rebounds
misfires
recoils
backlashes
ricochets
fails
miscarries
founders
flops
bombs
disappoints
redounds on
meets with disaster
has an adverse effect
goes wrong
springs back
turns out badly
falls flat
falls through
goes belly-up
has unwelcome repercussions for
comes back
bounces back
comes back on
has an adverse effect on
kicks back
bounces
caroms
glances
skims
reverberates
redounds
skips
returns
rebounds on
recoils on
snaps back
affects badly
deflects
goes pear-shaped
goes amiss
reflects
boings
fails to work out
comes to grief
has unwelcome repercussions
echoes
comes home to roost
bounces off
glances off
misfires on
boomerangs on
scores an own goal
backfires on
resiles
resounds
jumps back
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“This comes with the warning that this plan can
backfire
spectacularly.”
Verb
▲
To fail in the intended effect
misfires
miscarries
goes wrong
goes up in smoke
fails
flops
founders
falls flat
aborts
comes to nothing
comes to grief
meets with disaster
collapses
falls through
breaks down
bites the dust
misses the mark
runs aground
comes a cropper
comes to naught
goes astray
misses
bombs
fizzles out
goes awry
lacks success
goes down like a lead balloon
suffers defeat
not comes up to scratch
folds
flounders
flunks
tanks
craters
flatlines
falls short
flames out
washes out
strikes out
fizzles
boomerangs
rebounds
blunders
slips
goes pear-shaped
goes amiss
falls
recoils
flummoxes
nosedives
goes belly-up
comes unstuck
turns out badly
hits the skids
goes downhill
goes down
goes phut
misses the boat
wallows
yields
misses the target
gives
crumples
buckles
underperforms
disappoints
loses
underachieves
fluffs
fails to go off
peters out
not comes off
fizzes out
poops out
unravels
screws up
goes out of business
fails miserably
bombs out
blows it
sinks without trace
hits rock bottom
comes unglued
caves in
lays an egg
goes by the board
falls flat on your face
falls by the wayside
goes down the toilet
falls apart
goes adrift
comes apart at the seams
goes off course
goes badly
goes haywire
crashes
closes
loses money
does something badly
comes apart
goes to the wall
declines
deteriorates
backslides
backs wrong horse
plays into
loses out
loses status
hits bottom
loses control
goes down swinging
gangs agley
goes bust
goes under
stalls
folds up
goes belly up
gives out
conks out
cuts out
dies
breaks
comes to a sticky end
meets with failure
comes to a bad end
goes on the rocks
disintegrates
comes unwrapped
runs down
loses power
stops
ceases to function
fades out
stops functioning
stops working
halts
goes kaput
packs up
gives up the ghost
seizes up
fades away
goes broke
closes down
goes into liquidation
goes into receivership
goes bankrupt
shuts down
becomes insolvent
goes bump
utterly fails
crashes and burns
goes down in flames
fails heavily
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Verb
▲
To have a negative impact, thwarting one's intentions or goals
counts against
counters
hurts
reverses
detracts
militates against
weighs against
Noun
▲
Plural for a counterproductive event or result
blunders
debacles
disasters
failure
fiascos
flops
misfires
reversal
setbacks
“The plan to increase prices ended up being a
backfire
, as it led to a significant decrease in sales.”
Noun
▲
Plural for an angry or negative reaction to an event or action
backlashes
counteractions
retaliation
responses
comebacks
recoils
resistance
reactions
repercussions
counterattacks
fallout
reprisal
backwash
retroactions
resentment
boomerangs
counterblasts
criticism
kickback
tangles
reflexes
revulsion
reciprocation
replies
retorts
returns
rises
rebounds
balance
retribution
neutralizers
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correctives
reflection
echoes
reverberation
acknowledgement
UK
answers
feedback
antiphons
lip
takes
ripostes
clapback
rejoinders
acknowledgment
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backlash
counteraction
response
comeback
recoil
reaction
repercussion
backfire
counterattack
retroaction
boomerang
counterblast
reverberations
tangle
adverse reaction
adverse response
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