Backfired
Returned and backfired are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Returned" instead a verb "Backfired".
Nearby Words: backfire, backfiring
Returned
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- reversed and backfired
- reversed and returned
- acknowledged and backfired
- acknowledged and returned
- reflected and backfired
- reflected and returned
- retreated and backfired
- retreated and returned
- reciprocated and backfired
- reciprocated and returned
- answered and backfired
- answered and returned
- reverted and backfired
- reverted and returned
Both words in one sentence
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However, this backfired, so in season 3 the producers returned to their original premise, but this also failed.
Source: Younger and Hipper -
Unfortunately, this backfired badly on her accusers when she returned as the Blair Witch.
Source: Chained to a Rock - And before that, they tried to have the New Testament sequel series released English-only for the same reason; this backfired so badly that the series returned to dual-language by the second volume, with sub-only versions of the episodes on the first volume included as extras to boot.
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