Access
Backfire
Backfire noun - A loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine.
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Synonyms for Backfire
Access and backfire are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Access" instead a noun "Backfire".
Nearby Words: backfired, backfiring
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Tales of Telguuth: It's very common for characters hoping to access gain to secret powers or explore hidden wonders to have it backfire on them (often to deadly effect), usually because they fail to take into account that Evil Is Not a Toy.
Source: Be Careful What You Wish For -
Be Careful What You Wish For: It's very common for characters hoping to access gain to secret powers or explore hidden wonders to have it backfire on them (often to deadly effect), usually because they fail to take into account that Evil Is Not a Toy.
Source: Comic Book / Tales of Telguuth -
Of course even this can backfire if The Hero is Genre Savvy and has access to the funds to pay said Hired Guns more to turn on the villain.
Source: Only in It for the Money
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Backfire and Access. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/access/backfire
Access & Backfire. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/access/backfire>.
Backfire or Access. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/access/backfire.
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