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misfire

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of misfire

to go wrong

their scheme to rob the bank misfired disastrously and landed them all in jail

Synonyms of misfire

Words Related to misfire

break down, bust, conk (out), crash, die, fail, founder, stall

bomb, fizzle, flame out, flop, flunk, fold, wash out

flounder, struggle

decline, skid, slip, slump, tank, wane

Phrases Synonymous with misfire

come a cropper, come to grief, fall flat, fall short

Near Antonyms of misfire

prevail, succeed

flourish, prosper, thrive

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