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jump back(withdraw, return, retreat, recoil)
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lose control(fail, founder)
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lose out(fail, founder)
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lose status(fail, founder)
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make noise
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meet with disaster(idiom, fail, founder)
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miss fire(fail, founder)
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miss the boat(idiom, fail, founder)
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miss the mark(idiom, fail, founder)
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move back(withdraw, retreat, react)
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not come off(idiom, fail, miscarry)
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not go as planned(verb, idiom, miscarry, boomerang)
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peter out(verb, fail, collapse, fold)
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play into(fail, founder)
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poop out(verb, fail, collapse, fold)
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pour forth(verb, excited, blaze, explode)
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run aground(fail, founder)
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see red(verb, excited, blaze, explode)
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set fire
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shrink back(withdraw, retreat, react)
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APASmart Define. (2015). backfire thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/backfire/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, backfire thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/backfire/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "backfire thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/backfire/thesaurus/synonyms>