Backfired
Worked and backfired are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Worked" instead a verb "Backfired".
Nearby Words: backfire, backfiring
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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DECONSTRUCTED: It worked and backfired spectactularly much to Medusa's delight apparently.
Source: "Well Done, Son!" Guy -
It either backfired or worked like a charm, because Klainers were all blind to the 'Fuck You' the writers gave them and got ecstatic by the Shipper On Board, not minding being compared to a Serial Killer.
Source: Series / Glee -
Of course, it's also pointed out that even if it hadn't backfired, it wouldn't have worked.
Source: The Un-Reveal
Cite this Source
Worked and Backfired. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backfired/worked
Backfired & Worked. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backfired/worked>.
Worked or Backfired. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/backfired/worked.
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