16
boomerang(noun, verb, act, feeling, produce)
14
rebound(noun, verb, act, feeling, withdraw)
14
recoil(noun, verb, act, feeling, withdraw)
12
backlash(noun, verb, feeling, return, have)
10
miscarry(verb, fail, have, collapse, fold)
8
retort(noun, verb, feeling, return, attitude)
8
ricochet(noun, verb, return, have, recoil)
7
bounce back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, act, return)
7
burst(noun, verb, collapse, excited, blast)
7
detonate(verb, collapse, excited, blast, blaze)
7
fail(verb, decline, fall, have, collapse)
6
blow up(verb, expression, collapse, excited, blast)
6
counterattack(noun, verb, defend, defense, reaction)
6
explosion(noun, discharge, blast, reaction, bang)
6
kick back(verb, expression, overcome, return, revive)
6
repercussion(noun, feeling, return, attitude, answer)
5
bounce(noun, verb, recoil, boomerang, resile)
5
explode(verb, fail, blow, collapse, excited)
5
kickback(noun, feeling, return, attitude, answer)
5
miss(fail, collapse, fold, flop, miscarry)
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