Backlash is an English word with synonyms like pass or occur. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Backlash in a sentence
Related words
Backlash meaning
- A suddenly reversed or backward motion, such as of a rope or elastic band when it snaps under tension.
- A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.
- The looseness through which one part of connected machinery, such as a wheel, gear, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, or a measurement of the distance moved thereby; either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).
Synonyms of Backlash
Using Backlash
- The main meaning on this page is: A suddenly reversed or backward motion, such as of a rope or elastic band when it snaps under tension. | A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature. | The looseness through which one part of connected machinery, such as a wheel, gear, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, or a measurement of the distance moved thereby; either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).
- Useful related words include: recoil, fall out, pass, occur.
- In the example corpus, backlash often appears in combinations such as: the backlash, backlash from, of backlash.
Example sentences (20)
There is always a backlash to those changes in American history and it is usually evangelical Christians who are not only part of the backlash but are largely leading that backlash.
What might the backlash to the backlash look like?
Here at Silver Bulletpoints, we like nothing better than to backlash against the backlash when we think the data supports our case.
After backlash from residents, the Scottish government in August that would have paid families £50,000 to move to islands with falling populations.
After coming out in 2021 as pansexual, Siwa saw some backlash and, despite being a channel regular, she was not invited to the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.
After its release, “The Way of Water” was hit with a wave of backlash concerning some of its characters and the cultural appropriation within their characterizations.
After well-deserved backlash from the public and privacy experts, the service eventually walked back that decision just a few weeks later.
Alabama took it to TikTok when she clapped back at trolls for commenting on her makeup in a new video, in response to all the prior backlash she has received over the last few weeks.
Alexei usually comes off as the milder "half" of this reality TV marriage, but both have been embroiled in controversy, and it's time to unpack some of their worst moments, which earned them so much backlash.
All these questions and more have added to the controversy surrounding 's use of AI, leading to major backlash online.
Almost immediately, there was a toooooon of backlash.
Although news of the plans prompted backlash from some residents, Saturday’s protest was well attended by those who believe refugees have a place in Chichester.
Amanda Holden is facing backlash from Britain’s Got Talent viewers after pressing her golden buzzer during an 11-year-old girl’s audition.
An ABC cartoon showing a 10-year-old boy wishing to take puberty-blockers and transition to being female has received global backlash.
And because the internet is what it is, the proud mum was instantly hit with backlash from commenters who said it was weird she called her son ‘fine’.
And his faith helped him cope when he faced intense backlash in September 2021 after a Rolling Stone article claimed he was anti-vax.
And if so, do you think it warrants all of the widespread backlash that it's getting across the internet?
And then came last week’s backlash from the right, paralyzing the House floor and leaving McCarthy’s leadership team sniping at one another over who was to blame.
And Volkswagen should get at least partial credit for belatedly seeing the light, even if it was a consumer backlash that forced them there.
And while Disney said the actors strike was to blame for the decision, the question quickly arose: was the immense backlash and numerous controversies surrounding the film to blame?
Common combinations with backlash
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the backlash 46×
- backlash from 38×
- of backlash 12×
- backlash over 12×
- backlash to 11×
- backlash and 11×
- backlash for 10×
- backlash against 9×
- faced backlash 8×
- backlash with 7×