34 entries under backfire topic. ×

13
miscarry(verb, drop, decline, disregard, trip)
11
fail(verb, drop, decline, disregard, trip)
11
miss(noun, verb, decline, fall, fail)
8
fall short(verb, expression, idiom, drop, decline)
6
flounder(verb, fail, miscarry, founder)
5
blunder(noun, verb, drop, decline, disregard)
4
explode(verb, fail, miscarry)
3
go amiss(verb, expression, fail, founder)
3
slip(verb, drop, decline, disregard, trip)
2
go astray(expression, fail, founder)
2
miss the boat(expression, idiom, fail, founder)
1
deteriorate(verb, fail, founder)
1
meet with disaster(verb, expression, idiom, fail, founder)
1
miss fire(verb, expression, idiom, fail, thrive)
1
not come off(verb, expression, idiom, fail, miscarry)
1
run aground(verb, expression, fail, founder)
0
back wrong horse(expression, idiom, fail, founder)
0
backslide(fail, founder)
0
be defeated(fail, founder)
0
be demoted(fail, founder)
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APASmart Define. (2015). misfire thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/misfire/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "misfire thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/misfire/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 24, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, misfire thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/misfire/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "misfire thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 24 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/misfire/thesaurus/synonyms>