miss fire

VERB

miscarry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abort fall through

STRONG

backslide blunder decline deteriorate fall fizzle flop flounder fold founder misfire miss

WEAK

back wrong horse be defeated be demoted be found lacking be in vain be ruined break down come to naught come to nothing fall flat fall short go astray go down go down swinging go downhill go up in smoke go wrong hit bottom hit the skids lose control lose out lose status meet with disaster miss the boat miss the mark play into run aground turn out badly

Antonyms

STRONG

accomplish achieve ascend build correct develop do well go up improve rise succeed

Example Sentences

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There isn't one chance in a thousand for us to miss fire, but you must follow—not lead.

From John Marsh's Millions by Hornblow, Arthur

A health to the man on trail this night; may his grub hold out; may his dogs keep their legs; may his matches never miss fire.

From Suppers Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions by Pierce, Paul

The match might be a burned one, it might miss fire, or go out before he had an opportunity to kindle the leaves, or the leaves themselves might be too damp to burn.

From The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys by Garis, Howard Roger

The thought occurred to him, but what should his gun miss fire?

From Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley by Kingston, William Henry Giles

The missionaries have assigned a very absurd reason for firelocks not being used in China; they say the dampness of the air is apt to make the flint miss fire.

From Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton by Barrow, John, Sir

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