Synonyms for backlash
ˈbækˌlæʃback·lash

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1. recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlashnoun

   a movement back from an impact

   Synonyms:
   repercussion, rebound, reverberation, kick, recoil

2. backlashverb

   an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence

   "there was a backlash of intolerance"

   Synonyms:
   recoil, rebound, repercussion

3. backfire, backlash, recoilverb

   come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect

   "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"

   Synonyms:
   rebound, spring, quail, flinch, bound, funk, kick, squinch, ricochet, kick back, cringe, bounce, wince, recoil, backfire, resile, reverberate, take a hop, shrink

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1. List of paraphrases for "backlash":

   reaction, rebound, setback, revolution

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1. Bob Pittman:

   Anytime you do a redesign of anything, you get a backlash because you've changed what people already know, if you're going to drive consumer products, you have to be willing to keep evolving it and moving it. I think Evan Spiegel is probably one of the prime examples of someone who's willing to do Evan Spiegel.

2. Creighton Waters:

   Some of the victims have claimed a backlash, one victim was called a snitch. People are afraid to come forward. ... They need to see a strong message about how serious the system is taking these particular charges, regardless of the name this man carries and the family prestige.

3. Chief Executive Michael Katchen:

   There are great ways to introduce payment for order flows, in particular if the broker decides to share revenue with clients, enabling better price execution, in the U.S., because of a lack of transparency, and a misunderstanding of the business model, there was a huge backlash against this.

4. Quentin Peel:

   As there's a general exhaustion among voters in the country -- they just want to get the whole thing over and done with -- there is a bit of a backlash.

5. Kristian Saucier:

   My case was usually something handled by military courts, they used me as an example because of [ the backlash over ] Hillary Clinton.