Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > M Synonyms of misfire Find synonyms for: Noun 1. misfire, dud, breakdown, equipment failure usage: an explosion that fails to occur 2. miss, misfire, failure usage: a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) Verb 1. misfire, fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down usage: fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired" WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of misfire (Dictionary) TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 12 Steps to a New Year New Year's Resolution to Slim Down? Martin Luther King Speeches Books of the Bible: Old Testament Books in Order ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: antebellum Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language