| Main Entry: | backfire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have an opposite effect |
Synonyms: |
backlash, boomerang, bounce back, disappoint, fail, flop, miscarry, rebound, recoil, ricochet, spring back |
| Main Entry: | bounce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | spring up; rebound |
Synonyms: |
backlash, bob, boomerang, bound, buck, bump, carom, fly back, glance off, hop, hurdle, jerk up and down, jounce, jump, kick back, leap, rebound, recoil, resile, ricochet, saltate, snap back, spring back, thump, vault |
| Main Entry: | rebound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bounce back; ricochet |
Synonyms: |
backfire, boomerang, convalesce, get back on one's feet, get better, get in shape, get well, heal, kick back, make a comeback, mend, overcome, pick up, pull through, rally, recoil, recuperate, regain one's health, rejuvenate, return, return to form, revive, snap back, spring back, start anew |
| Main Entry: | ricochet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rebound |
Synonyms: |
backfire, boomerang, bounce back, deflect, kick back, recoil, return, snap back, spring back |