38 entries under verb topic. ×

19
recoil(noun, feeling, return, attitude)
17
rebound(noun, feeling, return, attitude)
13
backfire(noun, feeling, return, have)
12
boomerang(noun, feeling, return, attitude)
8
bounce(noun, recoil, bound, rebound)
7
kick back(expression, phrasal verb, return, bump)
6
ricochet(noun, return, bump, recoil)
4
rebuff(noun, recoil)
2
snap back(expression, bump, jump, bound)
1
flinch
1
fly back(expression, bump, jump, bound)
1
glance off(expression, bump, jump, bound)
1
jerk up and down(expression, idiom, bump, jump)
1
react(return, rebound)
1
resile(bump, recoil, jump, bound)
1
return(noun, feeling, attitude, reverse)
1
saltate(bump, recoil, jump, bound)
1
spring back(expression, fail, bump, jump)
0
abjure
0
back down(expression, phrasal verb)
<12>
11 years ago|4.6k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). backlash thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/backlash/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "backlash thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/backlash/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, backlash thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/backlash/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "backlash thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/backlash/thesaurus/synonyms>