Synonyms of backfire
- 1 Syllable
- fail, flop, react
- 2 Syllables
- re-bound, reaction, recoil, rebound, backlash, recoils, reacted, reacting, reactions, stickled
- 3 Syllables
- resile, resiling, misfiring, misfired, boomerang, miscarry, recoiled, resiled, ricochet, double-take, exploding, rebounding, disappoint, explode, reagency, reflexes, misfire, rebounded, recoiling, explosions, exploded, explosion
- 4 Syllables
- ricocheted, ricocheting