Synonyms of misfired

misfired

verb

past tense of misfire

as in failed

to go wrong

their scheme to rob the bank misfired disastrously and landed them all in jail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• failed
• stalled
• miscarried
• fell short
• missed
• flopped
• came to grief
• fell flat
• died
• crashed
• struggled
• fizzled
• foundered
• folded
• floundered
• flunked
• came a cropper
• skidded
• bombed
• slumped
• slipped
• busted
• tanked
• waned
• washed out
• declined
• flamed out
• broke down
• conked (out)
• bust

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• succeeded
• prevailed
• flourished
• thrived
• prospered
• throve