45 entries under backfire topic. ×

2
fall short(verb, expression, decline, fall, fail)
2
fall through(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, fall)
2
fizzle(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip)
2
flounder(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip)
2
founder(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip)
2
go astray(verb, expression, decline, fall, fail)
2
go down swinging(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
2
go downhill(verb, expression, decline, fall, fail)
2
go up in smoke(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
2
go wrong(verb, expression, decline, fall, fail)
2
hit bottom(verb, expression, decline, fall, fail)
2
hit the skids(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
2
lose control(verb, expression, decline, fall, fail)
2
lose status(verb, expression, decline, fall, fail)
2
meet with disaster(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
2
miscarry(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip)
2
miss the boat(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
2
play into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, fall)
2
run aground(verb, expression, decline, fall, fail)
2
slip(verb, decline, fall, fail, bomb)
11 years ago|770 views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). lose out thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/lose_out/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "lose out thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/lose_out/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 27, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, lose out thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 27 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/lose_out/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "lose out thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 27 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/lose_out/thesaurus/synonyms>