Backfire and Work

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Backfire

Backfire verb - To have the reverse of the desired or expected effect.
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Work and backfire are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work" instead a verb "Backfire".
Nearby Words: backfired, backfiring

Work

Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
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Backfire and work are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backfire" instead a verb "Work".
Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

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thanks backfire thanks work thanks
moment backfire moment work moment
time backfire time work time
way backfire way work way
Other words: suit, rules, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Manga / Pandora Hearts Necromantic: The goal of some illegal contracts, which usually fail to work and backfire horribly on the contractor.
    Source: Manga / Pandora Hearts
  • Film / The Last Circus The backfire comes when Javier decides to get said revenge by sabotaging a prison work camp his father was forced to work in with dynamite.
    Source: Film / The Last Circus
  • Bungling Inventor He's actually got quite a few inventions that work (or at least work well enough), but just as many of them have a huge flaw or backfire completely.
    Source: Bungling Inventor
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Work and Backfire. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backfire/work
Backfire & Work. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backfire/work>.
Work or Backfire. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/backfire/work.

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