Backfired
Faltered and backfired are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Faltered" instead a verb "Backfired".
Nearby Words: backfire, backfiring
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Faltered and Backfired. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backfired/faltered
Backfired & Faltered. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backfired/faltered>.
Faltered or Backfired. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/backfired/faltered.
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