Synonyms of misfired

misfired

verb

past tense of misfire

as in failed

to go wrong

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• failed
• stalled
• miscarried
• fell short
• missed
• flopped
• came to grief
• fell flat
• died
• crashed
• struggled
• fizzled
• foundered
• folded
• floundered
• flunked
• came a cropper
• skidded
• bombed
• slumped
• slipped
• busted
• tanked
• waned
• washed out
• declined
• flamed out
• broke down
• conked (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• succeeded
• prevailed
• flourished
• prospered
• thrived

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misfired

Rybakina’s serve and forehand can take any match out of her opponent’s hands, especially on grass, but the latter shot has misfired of late, and McNally’s changes in rhythm will give the 27-year-old a serious working over. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Court records show the teen tried to shoot Spencer with a rifle, but the gun misfired. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 25 June 2026

Brunson rose for a deep three-pointer that misfired, but Anunoby weaved through traffic and tipped the ball in for a one-point lead to secure the win. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026

The rocket’s upper stage was supposed to fire its engines two times to inject AST’s satellite into the proper orbit, but the stage misfired on the second burn, stranding the payload in a lower-than-planned orbit. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026

Overall the Lakers committed 21 more turnovers, giving up 26 points off the mistakes while paying dearly for every errant dribble or misfired pass against the swarming Thunder defenders. — Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026

Linscott said the researchers at first suspected their computer modelling misfired. — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026

And in 2022, after a man pointed a gun at Argentina’s then-Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner that misfired, Argentinians accused the ruling party of staging the incident to distract from Kirchner’s corruption trial. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026

After failing to score on the last 22 chances in the regular season, the Sabres have misfired on their first 13 man advantages in the series, including four Thursday. — ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026