- atrocious
- awful
- cheap
- crummy
- dreadful
- lousy
- poor
- rough
- sad
- unacceptable
- blah
- bummer
- diddly
- downer
- garbage
- gross
- imperfect
- inferior
- junky
- synthetic
- abominable
- amiss
- bad news
- beastly
- careless
- cheesy
- crappy
- cruddy
- defective
- deficient
- dissatisfactory
- erroneous
- fallacious
- faulty
- godawful
- grody
- grungy
- icky
- inadequate
- incorrect
- not good
- off
- raunchy
- slipshod
- stinking
- substandard
- the pits
- unsatisfactory
- dangerous
- unhealthy
- damaging
- deleterious
- detrimental
- hurtful
- injurious
- ruinous
- evil
- wrong
- base
- criminal
- delinquent
- mean
- reprobate
- corrupt
- iniquitous
- sinful
- vicious
- vile
- villainous
- wicked
- wrong
- disobedient
- ill-behaved
- misbehaving
- naughty
- unruly
- rotten
- sour
- moldy
- off
- putrid
- rancid
- spoiled
- disastrous
- distressing
- harsh
- intense
- painful
- serious
- terrible
- grave
- ill
- ailing
- diseased
- in pain
- unwell
- sad
- down
- downcast
- low
- regretful
- upset
- apologetic
- conscience-stricken
- contrite
- crestfallen
- dejected
- depressed
- disconsolate
- downhearted
- guilty
- remorseful
- woebegone
- grim
- unfavorable
- unfortunate
- unpleasant
- melancholy
- adverse
- disagreeable
- discouraged
- discouraging
- displeasing
- distressed
- gloomy
- troubled
- troubling
- unhappy
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antonyms for bad
- OK
- good
- great
- lucky
- pleasing
- sophisticated
- superior
- wonderful
- advantageous
- beneficial
- benevolent
- honest
- profitable
- reputable
- right
- true
- undecayed
- upright
- worthy
- advantageous
- beneficial
- benevolent
- good
- OK
- reputable
- decent
- good
- honest
- moral
- noble
- benevolent
- just
- reputable
- right
- true
- upright
- virtuous
- worthy
- good
- obedient
- well-behaved
- virtuous
- all right
- appetizing
- fresh
- OK
- undecayed
- unspoiled
- mild
- good
- OK
- well
- cheerful
- happy
- heartened
- satisfied
- good
- OK
- good
- happy
- virtuous
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When describing things that are lacking in moral qualities or are actually vicious and reprehensible, bad is the broadest and simplest term: a bad man; bad habits. Evil applies to that which violates or leads to the violation of moral law: evil practices. Ill now appears mainly in certain fixed expressions, with a milder implication than that in evil: ill will; ill-natured. Wicked implies willful and determined doing of what is very wrong: a wicked plan.
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The «bad form» of telling a lie to the head-master is a later illustration of the same thing.
CHILDREN’S WAYSJAMES SULLY
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO BAD
- abhorrent
- atrocious
- awful
- bad
- base
- beastly
- contemptible
- cursed
- despicable
- disgusting
- foul
- grim
- grody
- gross
- hairy
- hateful
- heinous
- hellish
- horrible
- horrid
- loathsome
- lousy
- nauseating
- obnoxious
- odious
- offensive
- repellent
- reprehensible
- repugnant
- repulsive
- revolting
- rotten
- sleazy
- stinking
- terrible
- vile
- wretched
- awry
- bad
- confused
- crooked
- erring
- erroneous
- fallacious
- false
- faulty
- flawed
- foul
- glitched up
- haywire
- imperfect
- improper
- inaccurate
- inappropriate
- incorrect
- mistaken
- out of order
- sick
- unfair
- unlawful
- unsuitable
- untoward
- alarming
- astounding
- awful
- bad
- daunting
- dire
- disheartening
- dismaying
- dreadful
- fearful
- formidable
- frightening
- frightful
- ghastly
- grim
- grody
- gross
- harrowing
- heavy
- hideous
- horrible
- horrid
- horrific
- intimidating
- mean
- petrifying
- scaring
- shocking
- terrible
- terrifying
- the end
- unnerving
- appalling
- awful
- bad
- beastly
- detestable
- disgusting
- dreadful
- execrable
- foul
- godawful
- grody
- gross
- horrible
- horrid
- horrifying
- icky
- loathsome
- noisome
- obscene
- repulsive
- rotten
- sickening
- terrible
- afflictive
- annoying
- bad
- brutal
- calamitous
- cruel
- dire
- disagreeable
- displeasing
- distasteful
- disturbing
- galling
- grievous
- hard
- harsh
- heartbreaking
- hurtful
- inclement
- intemperate
- intense
- merciless
- offensive
- poignant
- provoking
- rigorous
- rugged
- ruthless
- savage
- severe
- sharp
- stinging
- unpalatable
- unpleasant
- vexatious
- woeful
- atrocious
- bad
- diabolical
- evil
- fiendish
- iniquitous
- mean
- nefarious
- vile
- villainous
- wicked
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Synonyms of bad
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adjective
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as in sad
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as in defective
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as in rotten
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as in unpleasant
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as in terrible
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as in poorly
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as in invalid
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as in malicious
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adverb
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as in badly
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noun
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as in wrong
- as in unacceptable
- as in evil
- as in harmful
- as in naughty
- as in sad
- as in defective
- as in rotten
- as in unpleasant
- as in terrible
- as in poorly
- as in invalid
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bad
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adjective
Definition of bad
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as in unacceptable
falling short of a standard
a bad first attempt at making meat loaf resulted in a soggy, inedible mess
Synonyms & Similar Words
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unacceptable
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wrong
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poor
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lame
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horrible
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awful
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terrible
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disastrous
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deficient
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flawed
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dreadful
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pathetic
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unsatisfactory
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crummy
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brutal
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lousy
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suboptimal
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wretched
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sour
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bastard
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subpar
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substandard
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ill
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lacking
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inadequate
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off
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from hunger
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rotten
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inferior
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defective
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wack
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dissatisfactory
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below par
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wanting
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bush
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crumby
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useless
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miserable
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punk
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worthless
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paltry
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short
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abysmal
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insufficient
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atrocious
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gross
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horrendous
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under par
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deplorable
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sucky
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detestable
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damnable
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crappy
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stinky
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bush—league
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vile
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mediocre
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lesser
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shoddy
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unspeakable
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faulty
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abominable
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common
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egregious
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execrable
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gnarly
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odious
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junky
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reprehensible
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cheesy
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bum
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trashy
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flagrant
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rubbishy
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sleazy
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shabby
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valueless
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meager
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skimpy
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bitchin’
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villainous
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stingy
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miserly
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mean
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coarse
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scurrilous
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skimp
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scanty
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fake
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miscreant
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low—grade
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low—rent
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spare
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second—rate
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counterfeit
-
meagre
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phony
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sham
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cut—rate
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niggardly
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phoney
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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acceptable
-
okay
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adequate
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decent
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satisfactory
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great
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fine
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tolerable
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standard
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excellent
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better
-
respectable
-
perfect
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passable
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wonderful
-
terrific
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classical
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classic
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superior
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splendid
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superb
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exceptional
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special
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marvelous
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stellar
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marvellous
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divine
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mean
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neat
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noble
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sufficient
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choice
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fabulous
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prime
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sensational
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exceptional
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heavenly
-
dandy
-
superlative
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mediocre
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fancy
-
top
-
swell
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par excellence
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grand
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nifty
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all right
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keen
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slick
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average
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minimal
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fair
-
sterling
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OK
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premium
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useful
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unsurpassed
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boss
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capital
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suitable
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banner
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worthy
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unexceptional
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middling
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supernal
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borderline
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groovy
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top—notch
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so—so
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first—rate
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crackerjack
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satisfying
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tip—top
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jim—dandy
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bang—up
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first—class
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high—test
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gratifying
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high—grade
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acceptable
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okay
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adequate
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decent
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satisfactory
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great
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fine
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tolerable
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standard
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excellent
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better
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respectable
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perfect
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passable
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wonderful
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terrific
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classical
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classic
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superior
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splendid
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superb
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exceptional
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special
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marvelous
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stellar
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marvellous
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divine
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mean
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neat
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noble
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sufficient
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choice
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fabulous
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prime
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sensational
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exceptional
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heavenly
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dandy
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superlative
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mediocre
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fancy
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top
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swell
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par excellence
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grand
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nifty
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all right
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keen
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slick
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average
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minimal
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fair
-
sterling
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OK
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premium
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useful
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unsurpassed
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boss
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capital
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suitable
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banner
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worthy
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unexceptional
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middling
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supernal
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borderline
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groovy
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top—notch
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so—so
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first—rate
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crackerjack
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satisfying
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tip—top
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jim—dandy
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bang—up
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first—class
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high—test
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gratifying
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high—grade
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as in evil
not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable
stealing is just plain bad
Synonyms & Similar Words
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evil
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immoral
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sinful
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unlawful
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vicious
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dark
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vile
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wicked
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wrong
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rotten
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ugly
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obscene
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cruel
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improper
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corrupt
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villainous
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nefarious
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infamous
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offensive
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illegal
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unethical
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nasty
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dirty
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cursed
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iniquitous
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unauthorized
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unsavory
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unrighteous
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atrocious
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ill
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naughty
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condemned
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contemptible
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mean
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sick
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prohibited
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disreputable
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despicable
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unhealthy
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forbidden
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sordid
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incorrect
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ignoble
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lousy
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dishonest
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fallen
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objectionable
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infernal
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miserable
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base
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reprehensible
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ungodly
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pernicious
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loose
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perverted
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depraved
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snide
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unwholesome
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blameworthy
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noxious
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discouraged
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degenerate
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censurable
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wretched
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scrofulous
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debased
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low
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blamable
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debauched
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unclean
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pestilential
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banned
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dissolute
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unscrupulous
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indecent
-
libertine
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outlawed
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unseemly
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execrable
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reprobate
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evil—minded
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dishonorable
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unprincipled
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proscribed
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vulgar
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low—minded
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barred
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disallowed
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cussed
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defiling
-
errant
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unbecoming
-
erring
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curst
-
interdicted
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indecorous
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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good
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right
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decent
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moral
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high
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honorable
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virtuous
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honest
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just
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ethical
-
legitimate
-
righteous
-
noble
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sublime
-
legal
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upright
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permissible
-
lofty
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reputable
-
scrupulous
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permitted
-
elevated
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proper
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correct
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decent
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authorized
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licensed
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allowed
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endorsed
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approved
-
clean
-
legitimate
-
perfect
-
promoted
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sanctioned
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supported
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exemplary
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principled
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white
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pure
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high—minded
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encouraged
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commendable
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blameless
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seemly
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innocent
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creditable
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law—abiding
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wholesome
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worthy
-
decorous
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guiltless
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unobjectionable
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indorsed
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immaculate
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irreproachable
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spotless
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venerable
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inoffensive
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incorruptible
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abetted
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chaste
-
respected
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uncorrupted
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unerring
-
esteemed
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unfallen
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squeaky—clean
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lily—white
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upstanding
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good
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right
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decent
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moral
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high
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honorable
-
virtuous
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honest
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just
-
ethical
-
legitimate
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righteous
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noble
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sublime
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legal
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upright
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permissible
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lofty
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reputable
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scrupulous
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permitted
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elevated
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proper
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correct
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decent
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authorized
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licensed
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allowed
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endorsed
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approved
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clean
-
legitimate
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perfect
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promoted
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sanctioned
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supported
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exemplary
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principled
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white
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pure
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high—minded
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encouraged
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commendable
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blameless
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seemly
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innocent
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creditable
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law—abiding
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wholesome
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worthy
-
decorous
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guiltless
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unobjectionable
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indorsed
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immaculate
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irreproachable
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spotless
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venerable
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inoffensive
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incorruptible
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abetted
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chaste
-
respected
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uncorrupted
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unerring
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esteemed
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unfallen
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squeaky—clean
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as in harmful
causing or capable of causing harm
sitting too close to the television is said to be bad for the eyes
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harmful
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detrimental
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dangerous
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damaging
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adverse
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evil
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hazardous
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poisonous
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injurious
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deleterious
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ill
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pernicious
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wicked
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hurtful
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noxious
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prejudicial
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baneful
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infectious
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mischievous
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destructive
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unsafe
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baleful
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deadly
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nocuous
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risky
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unfriendly
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hostile
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ominous
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sinister
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lethal
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threatening
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insidious
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nasty
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unhealthy
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fatal
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inimical
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infective
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venomous
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perilous
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pestilential
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unhealthful
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contagious
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unwholesome
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menacing
-
pestilent
-
ruinous
-
unsound
-
jeopardizing
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pestiferous
-
malignant
-
killer
-
parlous
-
imperiling
-
noisome
-
imperilling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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good
-
safe
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harmless
-
beneficial
-
useful
-
innocuous
-
benign
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innocent
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favorable
-
advantageous
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inoffensive
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anodyne
-
healthy
-
helpful
-
propitious
-
wholesome
-
healthful
-
sound
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salutary
-
remedial
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hurtless
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curative
-
salubrious
-
palliative
-
secure
-
benignant
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nontoxic
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nondestructive
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nonpoisonous
-
noninfectious
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nonfatal
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noncorrosive
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nonlethal
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nonpolluting
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nonvenomous
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good
-
safe
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harmless
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beneficial
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useful
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innocuous
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benign
-
innocent
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favorable
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advantageous
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inoffensive
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anodyne
-
healthy
-
helpful
-
propitious
-
wholesome
-
healthful
-
sound
-
salutary
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remedial
-
hurtless
-
curative
-
salubrious
-
palliative
-
secure
-
benignant
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nontoxic
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nondestructive
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nonpoisonous
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noninfectious
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nonfatal
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noncorrosive
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nonlethal
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nonpolluting
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nonvenomous
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as in naughty
engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior
the children were bad, so they didn’t get dessert
Synonyms & Similar Words
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naughty
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mischievous
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rude
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selfish
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contrary
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improper
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childish
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misbehaving
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rebellious
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errant
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wicked
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evil
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immature
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disrespectful
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froward
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wild
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corrupt
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uncontrollable
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impolite
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defiant
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impudent
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wrongheaded
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wayward
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uncouth
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balky
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juvenile
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disobedient
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insolent
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unmannerly
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unkind
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monkeying
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unruly
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indecorous
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obstreperous
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recalcitrant
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intractable
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perverse
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thoughtless
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headstrong
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untoward
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dissolute
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ornery
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rowdy
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knavish
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waggish
-
prankish
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willful
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ungovernable
-
transgressing
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inconsiderate
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ill—natured
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impish
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roguish
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unkindly
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disorderly
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mutinous
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ill—mannered
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refractory
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ruffianly
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elfish
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monkeyish
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restive
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wilful
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infantile
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rascally
-
arch
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insurgent
-
pixieish
-
puerile
-
disobliging
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babyish
-
kiddish
-
jejune
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nice
-
correct
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decent
-
proper
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moral
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behaved
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orderly
-
respectable
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clean
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dutiful
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compliant
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obedient
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complying
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divine
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submissive
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pleasant
-
polite
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thoughtful
-
courteous
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heavenly
-
acquiescent
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kindly
-
considerate
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decorous
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behaving
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angelic
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amenable
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amiable
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mannerly
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docile
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cherubic
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modest
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complaisant
-
tractable
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angelical
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mature
-
adult
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discreet
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governable
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nice
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correct
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decent
-
proper
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moral
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behaved
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orderly
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respectable
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clean
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dutiful
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compliant
-
obedient
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complying
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divine
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submissive
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pleasant
-
polite
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thoughtful
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courteous
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heavenly
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acquiescent
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kindly
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considerate
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decorous
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behaving
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angelic
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amenable
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amiable
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mannerly
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docile
-
cherubic
-
modest
-
complaisant
-
tractable
-
angelical
-
mature
-
adult
-
discreet
-
governable
-
good—natured
-
obliging
-
grown—up
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as in sad
feeling unhappiness
hearing about the world’s miseries always makes him feel bad
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sad
-
unhappy
-
miserable
-
depressed
-
heartbroken
-
sorry
-
upset
-
worried
-
melancholy
-
disappointed
-
uneasy
-
troubled
-
hopeless
-
wretched
-
woeful
-
gloomy
-
sorrowful
-
mournful
-
depressing
-
glum
-
dejected
-
joyless
-
down
-
woebegone
-
doleful
-
downhearted
-
blue
-
low
-
heartsick
-
suicidal
-
saddened
-
disconsolate
-
forlorn
-
crestfallen
-
droopy
-
discouraged
-
brokenhearted
-
downcast
-
melancholic
-
inconsolable
-
distressed
-
cast down
-
hangdog
-
despondent
-
low—spirited
-
heavyhearted
-
heartsore
-
bleak
-
sunk
-
despairing
-
aggrieved
-
tearful
-
grieving
-
regretful
-
dismal
-
down in the mouth
-
dispirited
-
disheartened
-
morbid
-
dark
-
somber
-
lugubrious
-
unquiet
-
dreary
-
desolate
-
weeping
-
gray
-
anguished
-
cheerless
-
dolorous
-
darkening
-
agonized
-
black
-
morose
-
lachrymose
-
rueful
-
murky
-
sullen
-
wailing
-
plaintive
-
elegiacal
-
comfortless
-
drear
-
saturnine
-
elegiac
-
grey
-
funereal
-
sombre
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happy
-
glad
-
joyous
-
cheerful
-
joyful
-
cheery
-
blissful
-
sunny
-
gleeful
-
upbeat
-
ecstatic
-
jolly
-
exuberant
-
jubilant
-
merry
-
optimistic
-
buoyant
-
euphoric
-
delighted
-
buoyed
-
rapturous
-
rosy
-
jovial
-
overjoyed
-
excited
-
rhapsodical
-
hopeful
-
exultant
-
chipper
-
elated
-
jocular
-
mirthful
-
enraptured
-
blithe
-
exhilarated
-
rhapsodic
-
vital
-
blithesome
-
jocose
-
thrilled
-
jocund
-
sanguine
-
careless
-
frisky
-
energetic
-
satisfied
-
gladdened
-
lightsome
-
spirited
-
entranced
-
perky
-
gladsome
-
content
-
laughing
-
peppy
-
pleased
-
smiling
-
encouraged
-
bouncing
-
vivacious
-
animated
-
lively
-
springy
-
unconcerned
-
zippy
-
boon
-
sprightly
-
jaunty
-
carefree
-
gratified
-
cavalier
-
easygoing
-
lighthearted
-
sprightful
-
grinning
-
heartened
-
insouciant
-
beaming
-
happy—go—lucky
-
devil—may—care
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happy
-
glad
-
joyous
-
cheerful
-
joyful
-
cheery
-
blissful
-
sunny
-
gleeful
-
upbeat
-
ecstatic
-
jolly
-
exuberant
-
jubilant
-
merry
-
optimistic
-
buoyant
-
euphoric
-
delighted
-
buoyed
-
rapturous
-
rosy
-
jovial
-
overjoyed
-
excited
-
rhapsodical
-
hopeful
-
exultant
-
chipper
-
elated
-
jocular
-
mirthful
-
enraptured
-
blithe
-
exhilarated
-
rhapsodic
-
vital
-
blithesome
-
jocose
-
thrilled
-
jocund
-
sanguine
-
careless
-
frisky
-
energetic
-
satisfied
-
gladdened
-
lightsome
-
spirited
-
entranced
-
perky
-
gladsome
-
content
-
laughing
-
peppy
-
pleased
-
smiling
-
encouraged
-
bouncing
-
vivacious
-
animated
-
lively
-
springy
-
unconcerned
-
zippy
-
boon
-
sprightly
-
jaunty
-
carefree
-
gratified
-
cavalier
-
easygoing
-
lighthearted
-
sprightful
-
grinning
-
heartened
-
insouciant
-
beaming
-
happy—go—lucky
-
devil—may—care
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as in defective
having a fault
a bad video connection that is causing some picture loss
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defective
-
imperfect
-
flawed
-
damaged
-
faulty
-
broken
-
incomplete
-
inadequate
-
hurt
-
spoiled
-
amiss
-
insufficient
-
crippled
-
harmed
-
marred
-
fallible
-
injured
-
impaired
-
on the blink
-
blemished
-
disfigured
-
vitiated
-
deficient
-
defaced
-
wanting
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perfect
-
whole
-
entire
-
flawless
-
impeccable
-
faultless
-
complete
-
intact
-
undamaged
-
unimpaired
-
unspoiled
-
unblemished
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perfect
-
whole
-
entire
-
flawless
-
impeccable
-
faultless
-
complete
-
intact
-
undamaged
-
unimpaired
-
unspoiled
-
unblemished
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as in rotten
having undergone organic breakdown
I think the milk has turned bad
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rotten
-
spoiled
-
corrupted
-
putrid
-
rotting
-
decomposed
-
decayed
-
soured
-
putrefied
-
polluted
-
sour
-
turned
-
deteriorated
-
contaminated
-
addled
-
tainted
-
fouled
-
rancid
-
impure
-
degenerated
-
corroded
-
fermented
-
crumbled
-
decaying
-
curdled
-
moldy
-
decomposing
-
defiled
-
sourish
-
disintegrating
-
off
-
disintegrated
-
mildewy
-
putrescent
-
gangrenous
-
rank
-
putrefying
-
moldering
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good
-
sweet
-
fresh
-
preserved
-
untouched
-
undecomposed
-
pristine
-
unspoiled
-
uncontaminated
-
unpolluted
-
untainted
-
undefiled
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good
-
sweet
-
fresh
-
preserved
-
untouched
-
undecomposed
-
pristine
-
unspoiled
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uncontaminated
-
unpolluted
-
untainted
-
undefiled
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as in unpleasant
not giving pleasure to the mind or senses
the air in the damp basement had a very bad smell
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unpleasant
-
harsh
-
horrible
-
awful
-
unpleasing
-
ugly
-
nasty
-
sour
-
rotten
-
disgusting
-
bitter
-
dreadful
-
sickening
-
wicked
-
shocking
-
disagreeable
-
icky
-
hideous
-
unwelcome
-
distasteful
-
sick
-
unpalatable
-
annoying
-
displeasing
-
yucky
-
unsavory
-
vile
-
uncongenial
-
unlovely
-
yukky
-
horrid
-
hateful
-
horrendous
-
appalling
-
abominable
-
irritating
-
gross
-
obnoxious
-
foul
-
loathsome
-
ghastly
-
revolting
-
odious
-
offensive
-
abhorrent
-
miserable
-
repulsive
-
scandalous
-
repugnant
-
obscene
-
unholy
-
hellish
-
lousy
-
invidious
-
villainous
-
god—awful
-
aggravating
-
wretched
-
crappy
-
nauseous
-
crummy
-
nauseating
-
repellent
-
beastly
-
gnarly
-
bilious
-
vexing
-
revulsive
-
sucky
-
noisome
-
seamy
-
galling
-
repellant
-
cruddy
-
crumby
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good
-
nice
-
pleasant
-
grateful
-
agreeable
-
satisfying
-
welcome
-
pleasurable
-
congenial
-
gratifying
-
delightful
-
palatable
-
delicious
-
pleasing
-
sweet
-
friendly
-
charming
-
jolly
-
dreamy
-
amiable
-
kindly
-
felicitous
-
delectable
-
cheery
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good
-
nice
-
pleasant
-
grateful
-
agreeable
-
satisfying
-
welcome
-
pleasurable
-
congenial
-
gratifying
-
delightful
-
palatable
-
delicious
-
pleasing
-
sweet
-
friendly
-
charming
-
jolly
-
dreamy
-
amiable
-
kindly
-
felicitous
-
delectable
-
cheery
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9
as in terrible
of low quality
bad shoes that fell apart within a week
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terrible
-
poor
-
cheap
-
rotten
-
inferior
-
common
-
worthless
-
coarse
-
crappy
-
mediocre
-
useless
-
shoddy
-
lousy
-
miserable
-
wretched
-
rubbishy
-
bum
-
junky
-
cheesy
-
trashy
-
execrable
-
sleazy
-
trumpery
-
counterfeit
-
fake
-
schlock
-
cheapjack
-
shlocky
-
schlocky
-
gimcrack
-
low—grade
-
low—rent
-
lackluster
-
second—rate
-
shlock
-
indifferent
-
el cheapo
-
cut—rate
-
valueless
-
bargain—basement
-
tawdry
-
shabby
-
gaudy
-
meretricious
-
showy
-
flashy
-
kitschy
-
garish
-
glitzy
-
tacky
-
kitsch
-
ostentatious
-
swank
-
seedy
-
splashy
-
sham
-
phony
-
swanky
-
brummagem
-
second—class
-
ultracheap
-
phoney
-
supercheap
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good
-
excellent
-
fine
-
superior
-
handsome
-
elegant
-
tasteful
-
top—notch
-
first—rate
-
first—class
-
high—grade
-
polished
-
refined
-
handcrafted
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good
-
excellent
-
fine
-
superior
-
handsome
-
elegant
-
tasteful
-
top—notch
-
first—rate
-
first—class
-
high—grade
-
polished
-
refined
-
handcrafted
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as in poorly
temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body
I’ve been feeling bad all week with this cold
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poorly
-
sick
-
down
-
shaky
-
ill
-
unhealthy
-
unwell
-
weak
-
ailing
-
troubled
-
dizzy
-
sickened
-
unsound
-
peaky
-
punk
-
under the weather
-
peaked
-
indisposed
-
lame
-
lousy
-
out of sorts
-
symptomatic
-
run—down
-
fragile
-
disabled
-
sickish
-
feeble
-
squeamish
-
nauseous
-
queasy
-
seedy
-
cruddy
-
afflicted
-
diseased
-
weakly
-
woozy
-
seasick
-
achy
-
nauseated
-
queazy
-
qualmish
-
challenged
-
decrepit
-
sickly
-
disordered
-
invalid
-
debilitated
-
feverish
-
carsick
-
halt
-
infirm
-
airsick
-
incapacitated
-
hypochondriacal
-
frail
-
hypochondriac
-
light—headed
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well
-
whole
-
healthy
-
sound
-
better
-
wholesome
-
healthful
-
fit
-
conditioned
-
cured
-
hale
-
improved
-
strong
-
tough
-
recovering
-
robust
-
lusty
-
hardy
-
mending
-
well—conditioned
-
stalwart
-
hearty
-
rugged
-
flourishing
-
thriving
-
able—bodied
-
bouncing
-
blooming
-
flush
-
chipper
-
rehabilitated
-
convalescing
-
recuperating
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well
-
whole
-
healthy
-
sound
-
better
-
wholesome
-
healthful
-
fit
-
conditioned
-
cured
-
hale
-
improved
-
strong
-
tough
-
recovering
-
robust
-
lusty
-
hardy
-
mending
-
well—conditioned
-
stalwart
-
hearty
-
rugged
-
flourishing
-
thriving
-
able—bodied
-
bouncing
-
blooming
-
flush
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chipper
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rehabilitated
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convalescing
-
recuperating
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as in invalid
having no legal or binding force
all known claims on the property were dismissed by the court as bad
Synonyms & Similar Words
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invalid
-
null
-
void
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illegal
-
worthless
-
null and void
-
useless
-
nonvalid
-
inoperative
-
nonbinding
-
nugatory
-
ineffective
-
ineffectual
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good
-
valid
-
legal
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binding
-
working
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good
-
valid
-
legal
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binding
-
working
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as in malicious
slang
having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it
with all of his tattoos and piercings, that skinhead looks like one really bad dude
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malicious
-
cruel
-
vicious
-
nasty
-
hateful
-
spiteful
-
despiteful
-
bitchy
-
malevolent
-
malignant
-
harsh
-
evil
-
bitter
-
mean
-
poisonous
-
malign
-
virulent
-
jealous
-
obnoxious
-
catty
-
venomous
-
unkind
-
vindictive
-
disparaging
-
envious
-
scurvy
-
snotty
-
hostile
-
contemptuous
-
scoundrelly
-
derogatory
-
baneful
-
devious
-
unkindly
-
acrimonious
-
disdainful
-
resentful
-
snide
-
jaundiced
-
opprobrious
-
vitriolic
-
unloving
-
snakelike
-
scornful
-
caustic
-
baleful
-
inimical
-
rancorous
-
deprecating
-
acrid
-
mean—spirited
-
scathing
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good
-
benign
-
loving
-
benevolent
-
kind
-
sympathetic
-
warm
-
nice
-
pleasant
-
benignant
-
friendly
-
compassionate
-
agreeable
-
kindly
-
unmalicious
-
sweet
-
gracious
-
amiable
-
kindhearted
-
cordial
-
genial
-
affable
-
affectionate
-
amorous
-
warmhearted
-
good—hearted
-
tender
-
humane
-
noble
-
altruistic
-
magnanimous
-
humanitarian
-
philanthropic
-
tenderhearted
-
philanthropical
-
high—minded
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good
-
benign
-
loving
-
benevolent
-
kind
-
sympathetic
-
warm
-
nice
-
pleasant
-
benignant
-
friendly
-
compassionate
-
agreeable
-
kindly
-
unmalicious
-
sweet
-
gracious
-
amiable
-
kindhearted
-
cordial
-
genial
-
affable
-
affectionate
-
amorous
-
warmhearted
-
good—hearted
-
tender
-
humane
-
noble
-
altruistic
-
magnanimous
-
humanitarian
-
philanthropic
-
tenderhearted
-
philanthropical
-
high—minded
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bad
2 of 3
adverb
as in badly
in an unsatisfactory way
you didn’t do too bad on the treadmill test
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poorly
-
badly
-
horribly
-
terribly
-
inadequately
-
unsatisfactorily
-
awfully
-
dreadfully
-
deficiently
-
incorrectly
-
atrociously
-
horrifically
-
disastrously
-
lousily
-
horrendously
-
abysmally
-
unbearably
-
wretchedly
-
damnably
-
intolerably
-
unacceptably
-
deplorably
-
rottenly
-
inappropriately
-
execrably
-
indecently
-
grossly
-
vulgarly
-
miserably
-
detestably
-
unspeakably
-
abominably
-
unsuitably
-
egregiously
-
vilely
-
reprehensibly
-
shoddily
-
insufficiently
-
odiously
-
flagrantly
-
naughtily
-
shabbily
-
meagerly
-
inferiorly
-
niggardly
-
sleazily
-
scantily
-
skimpily
-
trashily
-
stingily
-
sparely
-
meanly
-
scantly
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good
-
fine
-
well
-
okay
-
adequately
-
satisfactorily
-
nicely
-
tolerably
-
acceptably
-
all right
-
passably
-
correctly
-
appropriately
-
decently
-
rightly
-
so—so
-
suitably
-
seemly
-
fittingly
-
exactly
-
precisely
-
felicitously
-
OK
-
ideally
-
faithfully
-
palatably
-
decorously
-
respectably
-
congruously
-
meetly
-
satisfyingly
-
gratifyingly
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good
-
fine
-
well
-
okay
-
adequately
-
satisfactorily
-
nicely
-
tolerably
-
acceptably
-
all right
-
passably
-
correctly
-
appropriately
-
decently
-
rightly
-
so—so
-
suitably
-
seemly
-
fittingly
-
exactly
-
precisely
-
felicitously
-
OK
-
ideally
-
faithfully
-
palatably
-
decorously
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respectably
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congruously
-
meetly
-
satisfyingly
-
gratifyingly
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bad
3 of 3
noun
as in wrong
that which is morally unacceptable
there’s bad and good in people of every race and nationality
Synonyms & Similar Words
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evil
-
wrong
-
badness
-
ill
-
evilness
-
sin
-
sinfulness
-
immorality
-
villainy
-
evildoing
-
iniquity
-
darkness
-
vileness
-
atrocity
-
corruption
-
heinousness
-
wickedness
-
devilishness
-
atrociousness
-
satanism
-
rot
-
balefulness
-
diabolism
-
iniquitousness
-
decay
-
canker
-
enormity
-
fiendishness
-
depravedness
-
cancer
-
devilry
-
deviltry
-
abomination
-
taboo
-
squalor
-
perversion
-
indecency
-
malefaction
-
scurrility
-
degeneracy
-
scurrilousness
-
depravity
-
debauchery
-
pervertedness
-
anathema
-
tabu
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good
-
right
-
virtue
-
morality
-
goodness
-
integrity
-
decency
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honesty
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Another word for bad!!! What are other words for “bad”? Below is the list of common synonyms for bad in English. These words will further help you build your vocabulary, especially at advanced levels.
List of Other Words for Bad
- Atrocious
- Damaging
- Terrible
- Cheesy
- Grungy
- Miserable
- Worse
- Awful
- Inferior
- Wicked
- Icky
- Cheap
- Wretched
- Negligent
- Evil
- Sad
- Crummy
- Defective
- Severe
- Imperfect
- Deplorable
- Guilty
- Crappy
- Faulty
- Dreadful
- Injurious
- Grievous
- Uncool
- Substandard
- Beastly
- Appalling
- Lousy
- Harmful
- Unskilled
- Mean
- Foul
- Screwed
- Critical
- Poor
- Negative
- Unfortunate
- Rough
- Inappropriate
- Unpleasant
- Nasty
- Garbage
- Slipshod
- Careless
- Incompetent
- Unhealthy
- Rotten
- Amateurish
- Unacceptable
- Painful
- Naughty
- Godawful
- Stinking
- Useless
- Inadequate
- Damaging
- Second-rate
- Abominable
- Raunchy
- Grody
- Junky
- Inept
- Shoddy
- Unsatisfactory
- Execrable
- Second-class
Bad Synonyms Examples
Atrocious
- I began to feel atrocious toward those fellows.
Damaging
- Some of these chemicals are very damaging to the environment.
Terrible
- I had a terrible quarrel with my other brothers.
Cheesy
- Don’t wear that shirt. It looks cheesy.
Grungy
- I was wearing grungy clothes when my boyfriend showed up at the door.
Miserable
- I’ve been so miserable since Patrick left me.
Worse
- The interview was much worse than he had expected.
Awful
- I felt awful when I realized what I’d done.
Inferior
- The food at that restaurant is inferior.
Wicked
- She got them to hand over all their money by wicked deceit.
Icky
- They make me feel really icky and gross and uncomfortable.
Cheap
- Don’t buy that coat – it looks cheap and nasty.
Wretched
- He was wretched when he failed the examination.
Negligent
- If teachers do not use reasonable care, there is a breach of duty, and they are negligent.
Evil
- There is a great contrast between good and evil.
Sad
- She started to cry when she heard the sad news.
Crummy
- We were staying in this really crummy hotel.
Defective
- Merchants will give refunds on any damaged or defective merchandise.
Severe
- I have severe pain in the leg.
Imperfect
- I got it cheap because it’s slightly imperfect.
Deplorable
- The matter in your essay is good but the style is deplorable.
Guilty
- I felt guilty about not visiting my parents more often.
Crappy
- Please forgive the crappy quality, my built-in cam sucks.
Faulty
- The machine won’t work because of a faulty connection.
Dreadful
- She had an angelic smile, but a dreadful temper.
Injurious
- He was eventually convicted of committing an injurious act, a misdemeanor, police said.
Grievous
- Mr. Morris said the victims had suffered from a very grievous mistake.
Uncool
- For there is an unspoken rule that to swoop too eagerly on the in-flight sweet is uncool.
Substandard
- Most household goods sold here are substandard, but the food is plentiful and cheap.
Beastly
- The first time I read something beastly about me I was upset.
Appalling
- Your table manners are appalling – don’t you know how to use a knife and fork?
Lousy
- You’re no business-woman, Mrs. Sutherland, you’re lousy at it.
Harmful
- There is abundant evidence that cars have a harmful effect on the environment.
Unskilled
- Large numbers of unskilled workers are employed at the lowest rates of pay.
Foul
- He’s in a really foul temper so be careful what you say to him.
Poor
- The company went bankrupt because of its poor management.
Negative
- All this had an extremely negative effect on the criminal justice system.
Unpleasant
- There have been too many unpleasant innuendoes in this debate and not enough facts.
Nasty
- She played a really nasty trick on me – she put syrup in my shampoo bottle!
Slipshod
- The research project was shelved due to slipshod management.
Careless
- He remonstrated to his wife that she was too careless.
Incompetent
- She was put off maths by a bullying and incompetent teacher.
Inadequate
- The product provided inadequate vitamin and mineral supplementation.
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- What is a fancy word for bad?
- What is extremely bad or unpleasant?
- What does irksome mean?
- What does it mean to destroy something?
- What does disseminating mean?
- What are three synonyms decimated?
- What is another word for disseminate?
- What is another word for promulgated?
- How do you disseminate information?
- What are the 3 P’s of dissemination?
- What are dissemination activities?
- What is a dissemination strategy?
- What is the key to effective dissemination?
- Why is it important to disseminate information?
- How can you improve the dissemination of information?
- What is information dissemination example?
- What is the most important reason to disseminate research?
- What are the steps you need to take to successfully develop a communication and dissemination plan?
- What is a communication and dissemination plan?
- What challenges are raised by the dissemination and/or communication of knowledge?
1 terrible, awful, appalling, frightful; hideous, grim, ghastly, shocking, revolting, repulsive, horrid, horrendous, horrifying, repellent.
What is another word for bad?
terrible | awful |
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dreadful | lousy |
poor | atrocious |
cheap | crummy |
abysmal | horrible |
What is extremely bad or unpleasant?
Extremely bad or unpleasant. EXECRABLE. Very bad or unpleasant (10) ABOMINABLE.
What does irksome mean?
English Language Learners Definition of irksome : annoying or irritating.
What does it mean to destroy something?
: to cause (something) to end or no longer exist : to cause the destruction of (something) : to damage (something) so badly that it cannot be repaired. : to kill (an animal) especially because it is sick, injured, or dangerous. informal : to defeat (someone or something) easily or completely.
What does disseminating mean?
transitive verb. 1 : to spread abroad as though sowing seed disseminate ideas. 2 : to disperse throughout. Other Words from disseminate Synonyms Disseminating Information on Disseminate More Example Sentences Learn More About disseminate.
What are three synonyms decimated?
decimate
- annihilate,
- cream,
- demolish,
- desolate,
- destroy,
- devastate,
- do in,
- extinguish,
What is another word for disseminate?
In this page you can discover 36 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for disseminate, like: distribute, propagate, sow, broadcast, spread, radiate, promulgate, blaze, circularise, circulate and disperse.
What is another word for promulgated?
Some common synonyms of promulgate are announce, declare, and proclaim. While all these words mean “to make known publicly,” promulgate implies the proclaiming of a dogma, doctrine, or law.
How do you disseminate information?
Common methods of dissemination include:
- Publishing program or policy briefs.
- Publishing project findings in national journals and statewide publications.
- Presenting at national conferences and meetings of professional associations.
- Presenting program results to local community groups and other local stakeholders.
What are the 3 P’s of dissemination?
There are three main methods of (external) dissemination, also known as the three Ps: posters, presentations, and papers.
What are dissemination activities?
The list includes all types of dissemination including publications, conferences, workshops, web, press releases, flyers, articles published in the popular press, videos, media briefings, presentations, interviews, films, TV clips, posters and other.
What is a dissemination strategy?
Dissemination strategies aim to spread knowledge and the associated evidence-based interventions on a wide scale within or across geographic locations, practice settings, or social or other networks of end-users such as patients and health care providers.
What is the key to effective dissemination?
1 The most successful dissemination strategies will be those that actively engage users and deliver what the users both want and need. Ensuring that you have engaged your users in an early consultation exercise to establish their needs and wants is an essential part of your project’s work.
Why is it important to disseminate information?
Information is often disseminated in the hope that individuals and entities in an organisation will improve their knowledge base and subsequently make better judgements in future situations. Information is often disseminated in order to educate, explain or promote a concept, process or principle.
How can you improve the dissemination of information?
10 TIPS FOR IMPROVING RESEARCH VISIBILITY
- Expand your co-authorship base.
- Select your title and keywords wisely.
- Make your articles open access.
- Effective use of online social media.
- Create and share podcasts.
- Sharing research outputs other than the manuscript.
- Create a personal blog.
What is information dissemination example?
An example of this transmission of information is in fields of advertising, public announcements and speeches. Another way to look at dissemination is that of which it derives from the Latin roots, the scattering of seeds. These seeds are metaphors for voice or words: to spread voice, words, and opinion to an audience.
What is the most important reason to disseminate research?
Why is dissemination important? Creating a sound dissemination strategy for a research project will lead to increased awareness of the research and, therefore, maximize the impact that the research can have in improving the health outcomes of the patients that will benefit from it.
What are the steps you need to take to successfully develop a communication and dissemination plan?
Dissemination and communication
- Plan for dissemination. Research. Planning.
- Consider your target audience.
- Select key messages.
- Consider dissemination options.
- Develop appropriate materials.
- Consider other ways to improve accessibility.
- Implement your strategy.
- Evaluate effectiveness of dissemination.
What is a communication and dissemination plan?
The Communication & Dissemination Plan (CDP) of the CARE project arranges all dissemination activities within the project and it provides the guidelines for the dissemination to be followed by all partners. – How to communicate – the methodology (channels and tools).
What challenges are raised by the dissemination and/or communication of knowledge?
Therefore, the major challenges raised from communicating historical knowledge through just one text are twofold; it can create a narrow perception and fails to establish a more expansive awareness of the subject matter.