Synonyms of backfires

backfires 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of backfire

as in collapses

to have the reverse of the desired or expected effect

my plan to throw her a surprise party backfired when she ended up thinking that everyone had forgotten her birthday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapses
• flops
• boomerangs
• struggles
• wanes
• flunks
• flounders
• slips
• folds
• slumps
• washes out
• declines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• succeeds
• thrives
• flourishes
• prospers

backfires

2 of 2

noun

plural of backfire

as in forest fires

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forest fires
• wildfires
• brush fires
• bonfires
• campfires
• conflagrations
• blazes
• infernos
• holocausts
• arsons
• flare-ups