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  • substandard, poor quality

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  • adjective



  • 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



  • as in malicious

  • adverb



  • as in badly

  • noun



  • 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
  • as in malicious
  • as in badly
  • as in wrong



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adjective

Definition of badnext

1

as in unacceptable

falling short of a standard

a bad first attempt at making meat loaf resulted in a soggy, inedible mess

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  • unacceptable

  • wrong

  • poor

  • lame

  • horrible

  • awful

  • terrible

  • disastrous

  • deficient

  • flawed

  • dreadful

  • pathetic

  • unsatisfactory

  • crummy

  • brutal

  • lousy

  • suboptimal

  • wretched

  • sour

  • bastard

  • subpar

  • substandard

  • ill

  • lacking

  • inadequate

  • off

  • from hunger

  • rotten

  • inferior

  • defective

  • wack

  • dissatisfactory

  • below par

  • wanting

  • bush

  • crumby

  • useless

  • miserable

  • punk

  • worthless

  • paltry

  • short

  • abysmal

  • insufficient

  • atrocious

  • gross

  • horrendous

  • under par

  • deplorable

  • sucky

  • detestable

  • damnable

  • crappy

  • stinky

  • bush—league

  • vile

  • mediocre

  • lesser

  • shoddy

  • unspeakable

  • faulty

  • abominable

  • common

  • egregious

  • execrable

  • gnarly

  • odious

  • junky

  • reprehensible

  • cheesy

  • bum

  • trashy

  • flagrant

  • rubbishy

  • sleazy

  • shabby

  • valueless

  • meager

  • skimpy

  • bitchin’

  • villainous

  • stingy

  • miserly

  • mean

  • coarse

  • scurrilous

  • skimp

  • scanty

  • fake

  • miscreant

  • low—grade

  • low—rent

  • spare

  • second—rate

  • counterfeit

  • meagre

  • phony

  • sham

  • cut—rate

  • niggardly

  • phoney


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  • acceptable

  • okay

  • adequate

  • decent

  • satisfactory

  • great

  • fine

  • tolerable

  • standard

  • excellent

  • better

  • respectable

  • perfect

  • passable

  • wonderful

  • terrific

  • classical

  • classic

  • superior

  • splendid

  • superb

  • exceptional

  • special

  • marvelous

  • stellar

  • marvellous

  • divine

  • mean

  • neat

  • noble

  • sufficient

  • choice

  • fabulous

  • prime

  • sensational

  • exceptional

  • heavenly

  • dandy

  • superlative

  • mediocre

  • fancy

  • top

  • swell

  • par excellence

  • grand

  • nifty

  • all right

  • keen

  • slick

  • average

  • minimal

  • fair

  • sterling

  • OK

  • premium

  • useful

  • unsurpassed

  • boss

  • capital

  • suitable

  • banner

  • worthy

  • unexceptional

  • middling

  • supernal

  • borderline

  • groovy

  • top—notch

  • so—so

  • first—rate

  • crackerjack

  • satisfying

  • tip—top

  • jim—dandy

  • bang—up

  • first—class

  • high—test

  • gratifying

  • high—grade

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  • acceptable

  • okay

  • adequate

  • decent

  • satisfactory

  • great

  • fine

  • tolerable

  • standard

  • excellent

  • better

  • respectable

  • perfect

  • passable

  • wonderful

  • terrific

  • classical

  • classic

  • superior

  • splendid

  • superb

  • exceptional

  • special

  • marvelous

  • stellar

  • marvellous

  • divine

  • mean

  • neat

  • noble

  • sufficient

  • choice

  • fabulous

  • prime

  • sensational

  • exceptional

  • heavenly

  • dandy

  • superlative

  • mediocre

  • fancy

  • top

  • swell

  • par excellence

  • grand

  • nifty

  • all right

  • keen

  • slick

  • average

  • minimal

  • fair

  • sterling

  • OK

  • premium

  • useful

  • unsurpassed

  • boss

  • capital

  • suitable

  • banner

  • worthy

  • unexceptional

  • middling

  • supernal

  • borderline

  • groovy

  • top—notch

  • so—so

  • first—rate

  • crackerjack

  • satisfying

  • tip—top

  • jim—dandy

  • bang—up

  • first—class

  • high—test

  • gratifying

  • high—grade

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2

as in evil

not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable

stealing is just plain bad

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • evil

  • immoral

  • sinful

  • unlawful

  • vicious

  • dark

  • vile

  • wicked

  • wrong

  • rotten

  • ugly

  • obscene

  • cruel

  • improper

  • corrupt

  • villainous

  • nefarious

  • infamous

  • offensive

  • illegal

  • unethical

  • nasty

  • dirty

  • cursed

  • iniquitous

  • unauthorized

  • unsavory

  • unrighteous

  • atrocious

  • ill

  • naughty

  • condemned

  • contemptible

  • mean

  • sick

  • prohibited

  • disreputable

  • despicable

  • unhealthy

  • forbidden

  • sordid

  • incorrect

  • ignoble

  • lousy

  • dishonest

  • fallen

  • objectionable

  • infernal

  • miserable

  • base

  • reprehensible

  • ungodly

  • pernicious

  • loose

  • perverted

  • depraved

  • snide

  • unwholesome

  • blameworthy

  • noxious

  • discouraged

  • degenerate

  • censurable

  • wretched

  • scrofulous

  • debased

  • low

  • blamable

  • debauched

  • unclean

  • pestilential

  • banned

  • dissolute

  • unscrupulous

  • indecent

  • libertine

  • outlawed

  • unseemly

  • execrable

  • reprobate

  • evil—minded

  • dishonorable

  • unprincipled

  • proscribed

  • vulgar

  • low—minded

  • barred

  • disallowed

  • cussed

  • defiling

  • errant

  • unbecoming

  • erring

  • curst

  • interdicted

  • indecorous


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  • good

  • right

  • decent

  • moral

  • high

  • honorable

  • virtuous

  • honest

  • just

  • ethical

  • legitimate

  • righteous

  • noble

  • sublime

  • legal

  • upright

  • permissible

  • lofty

  • reputable

  • scrupulous

  • permitted

  • elevated

  • proper

  • correct

  • decent

  • authorized

  • licensed

  • allowed

  • endorsed

  • approved

  • clean

  • legitimate

  • perfect

  • promoted

  • sanctioned

  • supported

  • exemplary

  • principled

  • white

  • pure

  • high—minded

  • encouraged

  • commendable

  • blameless

  • seemly

  • innocent

  • creditable

  • law—abiding

  • wholesome

  • worthy

  • decorous

  • guiltless

  • unobjectionable

  • indorsed

  • immaculate

  • irreproachable

  • spotless

  • venerable

  • inoffensive

  • incorruptible

  • abetted

  • chaste

  • respected

  • uncorrupted

  • unerring

  • esteemed

  • unfallen

  • squeaky—clean

  • lily—white

  • upstanding

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  • good

  • right

  • decent

  • moral

  • high

  • honorable

  • virtuous

  • honest

  • just

  • ethical

  • legitimate

  • righteous

  • noble

  • sublime

  • legal

  • upright

  • permissible

  • lofty

  • reputable

  • scrupulous

  • permitted

  • elevated

  • proper

  • correct

  • decent

  • authorized

  • licensed

  • allowed

  • endorsed

  • approved

  • clean

  • legitimate

  • perfect

  • promoted

  • sanctioned

  • supported

  • exemplary

  • principled

  • white

  • pure

  • high—minded

  • encouraged

  • commendable

  • blameless

  • seemly

  • innocent

  • creditable

  • law—abiding

  • wholesome

  • worthy

  • decorous

  • guiltless

  • unobjectionable

  • indorsed

  • immaculate

  • irreproachable

  • spotless

  • venerable

  • inoffensive

  • incorruptible

  • abetted

  • chaste

  • respected

  • uncorrupted

  • unerring

  • esteemed

  • unfallen

  • squeaky—clean

  • lily—white

  • upstanding

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3

as in harmful

causing or capable of causing harm

sitting too close to the television is said to be bad for the eyes

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • harmful

  • detrimental

  • dangerous

  • damaging

  • adverse

  • evil

  • hazardous

  • poisonous

  • injurious

  • deleterious

  • ill

  • pernicious

  • wicked

  • hurtful

  • noxious

  • prejudicial

  • baneful

  • infectious

  • mischievous

  • destructive

  • unsafe

  • baleful

  • deadly

  • nocuous

  • risky

  • unfriendly

  • hostile

  • ominous

  • sinister

  • lethal

  • threatening

  • insidious

  • nasty

  • unhealthy

  • fatal

  • inimical

  • infective

  • venomous

  • perilous

  • pestilential

  • unhealthful

  • contagious

  • unwholesome

  • menacing

  • pestilent

  • ruinous

  • unsound

  • jeopardizing

  • pestiferous

  • malignant

  • killer

  • parlous

  • imperiling

  • noisome

  • imperilling


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  • good

  • safe

  • harmless

  • beneficial

  • useful

  • innocuous

  • benign

  • innocent

  • favorable

  • advantageous

  • inoffensive

  • anodyne

  • healthy

  • helpful

  • propitious

  • wholesome

  • healthful

  • sound

  • salutary

  • remedial

  • hurtless

  • curative

  • salubrious

  • palliative

  • secure

  • benignant

  • nontoxic

  • nondestructive

  • nonpoisonous

  • noninfectious

  • nonfatal

  • noncorrosive

  • nonlethal

  • nonpolluting

  • nonvenomous

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  • good

  • safe

  • harmless

  • beneficial

  • useful

  • innocuous

  • benign

  • innocent

  • favorable

  • advantageous

  • inoffensive

  • anodyne

  • healthy

  • helpful

  • propitious

  • wholesome

  • healthful

  • sound

  • salutary

  • remedial

  • hurtless

  • curative

  • salubrious

  • palliative

  • secure

  • benignant

  • nontoxic

  • nondestructive

  • nonpoisonous

  • noninfectious

  • nonfatal

  • noncorrosive

  • nonlethal

  • nonpolluting

  • nonvenomous

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4

as in naughty

engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior

the children were bad, so they didn’t get dessert

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • naughty

  • mischievous

  • rude

  • selfish

  • contrary

  • improper

  • childish

  • misbehaving

  • rebellious

  • errant

  • wicked

  • evil

  • immature

  • disrespectful

  • froward

  • wild

  • corrupt

  • uncontrollable

  • impolite

  • defiant

  • impudent

  • wrongheaded

  • wayward

  • uncouth

  • balky

  • juvenile

  • disobedient

  • insolent

  • unmannerly

  • unkind

  • monkeying

  • unruly

  • indecorous

  • obstreperous

  • recalcitrant

  • intractable

  • perverse

  • thoughtless

  • headstrong

  • untoward

  • dissolute

  • ornery

  • rowdy

  • knavish

  • waggish

  • prankish

  • willful

  • ungovernable

  • transgressing

  • inconsiderate

  • ill—natured

  • impish

  • roguish

  • unkindly

  • disorderly

  • mutinous

  • ill—mannered

  • refractory

  • ruffianly

  • elfish

  • monkeyish

  • restive

  • wilful

  • infantile

  • rascally

  • arch

  • insurgent

  • pixieish

  • puerile

  • disobliging

  • babyish

  • kiddish

  • jejune


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  • nice

  • correct

  • decent

  • proper

  • moral

  • behaved

  • orderly

  • respectable

  • clean

  • dutiful

  • compliant

  • obedient

  • complying

  • divine

  • submissive

  • pleasant

  • polite

  • thoughtful

  • courteous

  • heavenly

  • acquiescent

  • kindly

  • considerate

  • decorous

  • behaving

  • angelic

  • amenable

  • amiable

  • mannerly

  • docile

  • cherubic

  • modest

  • complaisant

  • tractable

  • angelical

  • mature

  • adult

  • discreet

  • governable

  • good—natured

  • obliging

  • grown—up

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  • nice

  • correct

  • decent

  • proper

  • moral

  • behaved

  • orderly

  • respectable

  • clean

  • dutiful

  • compliant

  • obedient

  • complying

  • divine

  • submissive

  • pleasant

  • polite

  • thoughtful

  • courteous

  • heavenly

  • acquiescent

  • kindly

  • considerate

  • decorous

  • behaving

  • angelic

  • amenable

  • amiable

  • mannerly

  • docile

  • cherubic

  • modest

  • complaisant

  • tractable

  • angelical

  • mature

  • adult

  • discreet

  • governable

  • good—natured

  • obliging

  • grown—up

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5

as in sad

feeling unhappiness

hearing about the world’s miseries always makes him feel bad

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • 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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7

as in rotten

having undergone organic breakdown

I think the milk has turned bad

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • 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

  • 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • 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


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • 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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10

as in poorly

temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body

I’ve been feeling bad all week with this cold

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • 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


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • 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

  • chipper

  • rehabilitated

  • convalescing

  • recuperating

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11

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

  • invalid

  • null

  • void

  • illegal

  • worthless

  • null and void

  • useless

  • nonvalid

  • inoperative

  • nonbinding

  • nugatory

  • ineffective

  • ineffectual


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • good

  • valid

  • legal

  • binding

  • working

  • good

  • valid

  • legal

  • binding

  • working

12

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • 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


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • 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


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • 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

  • respectably

  • 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

  • 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


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • good

  • right

  • virtue

  • morality

  • goodness

  • integrity

  • decency

  • honesty

  • rectitude

  • goodness

  • righteousness

  • probity

  • uprightness

  • virtuousness

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  • good

  • right

  • virtue

  • morality

  • goodness

  • integrity

  • decency

  • honesty

  • rectitude

  • goodness

  • righteousness

  • probity

  • uprightness

  • virtuousness

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unpleasant news

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poor weather

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bad luck

unfortunate luck

rotten luck

miserable luck

horrible luck

lousy luck

a bad idea

a foolish idea

a dangerous idea

a poor idea

an unwise idea

an awful idea

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malicious behavior

naughty behavior

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  1. bad

    Pernicious (Latin per, through, and neco, kill) signifies having the power of destroying or injuring, tending to hurt or kill. Pernicious is stronger than injurious; that which is injurious is capable of doing harm; that which is pernicious is likely to be destructive. Noxious (Latin noceo, hurt) is a stronger word than noisome, as referring to that which is injurious or destructive. Noisome now always denotes that which is extremely disagreeable or disgusting, especially to the sense of smell; as, the noisome stench proclaimed the presence of noxious gases.

    Synonyms:
    baneful, deadly, deleterious, destructive, detrimental, evil, foul, harmful, hurtful, injurious, insalubrious, mischievous, noisome, noxious, pernicious, perverting, pestiferous, pestilential, poisonous, ruinous, unhealthful, unwholesome

    Antonyms:
    advantageous, beneficent, beneficial, favorable, good, healthful, helpful, invigorating, life-giving, profitable, rejuvenating, salutary, serviceable, useful, wholesome

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  1. bad, badnessadjective

    that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency

    «take the bad with the good»

    Synonyms:
    severity, mischievousness, severeness, naughtiness, bad, badness

    Antonyms:
    goodness, good, redeeming(a), good enough, mild, peachy, valid, not bad(p), well behaved, fresh, swell, slap-up, well-behaved, echt, genuine, groovy, superior, goodish, bang-up, nifty, comfortable, solid, bully, harmless, hot, satisfactory, functioning, keen, superb, dandy, comfy, neat, great, standard, sound, received, healthy, smashing, cracking, corking, acceptable

  2. badadjective

    having undesirable or negative qualities

    «a bad report card»; «his sloppy appearance made a bad impression»; «a bad little boy»; «clothes in bad shape»; «a bad cut»; «bad luck»; «the news was very bad»; «the reviews were bad»; «the pay is bad»; «it was a bad light for reading»; «the movie was a bad choice»

    Synonyms:
    spoilt, tough, speculative, unsound, sorry, uncollectible, regretful, forged, unfit, risky, defective, high-risk, spoiled, big

    Antonyms:
    good, goodness, hot, superior, smashing, harmless, healthy, solid, redeeming(a), mild, echt, slap-up, bully, corking, goodish, groovy, bang-up, well behaved, swell, comfortable, nifty, valid, neat, peachy, acceptable, received, great, cracking, genuine, well-behaved, standard, sound, fresh, good enough, keen, not bad(p), dandy, functioning, comfy, satisfactory, superb

  3. bad, bigadjective

    very intense

    «a bad headache»; «in a big rage»; «had a big (or bad) shock»; «a bad earthquake»; «a bad storm»

    Synonyms:
    bountiful, magnanimous, full-grown, speculative, prominent, big, vainglorious, cock-a-hoop, sorry, braggy, with child(p), giving, uncollectible, grownup, regretful, grown, large(p), enceinte, bounteous, tough, liberal, unfit, high-risk, self-aggrandizing, swelled, risky, bighearted, handsome, fully grown, braggart(a), large, expectant, heavy(a), unsound, spoilt, great(p), bragging(a), bad, freehanded, spoiled, heavy(p), forged, big(a), self-aggrandising, boastful, openhanded, adult, defective, gravid, big(p), crowing

    Antonyms:
    goodness, good, smashing, bang-up, well-behaved, solid, harmless, corking, not bad(p), good enough, redeeming(a), fresh, cracking, nifty, comfy, acceptable, bully, superb, superior, neat, hot, functioning, peachy, dandy, satisfactory, received, keen, sound, goodish, great, well behaved, valid, mild, healthy, echt, standard, groovy, genuine, swell, slap-up, comfortable

  4. bad, toughadjective

    feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough’ is occasionally used colloquially for `bad’)

    «my throat feels bad»; «she felt bad all over»; «he was feeling tough after a restless night»

    Synonyms:
    knotty, big, regretful, spoiled, ruffianly, uncollectible, risky, speculative, bad, rugged, toughened, problematic, baffling, elusive, hard, forged, defective, sturdy, sorry, tough, spoilt, unsound, high-risk, problematical, unfit

    Antonyms:
    good, goodness, good enough, harmless, solid, hot, redeeming(a), groovy, received, smashing, well-behaved, superior, not bad(p), great, cracking, slap-up, functioning, bang-up, peachy, well behaved, sound, goodish, comfy, healthy, valid, standard, comfortable, satisfactory, superb, echt, neat, fresh, nifty, bully, keen, swell, dandy, genuine, acceptable, corking, mild

  5. bad, spoiled, spoiltadjective

    (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition

    «bad meat»; «a refrigerator full of spoilt food»

    Synonyms:
    spoilt, tough, speculative, unsound, sorry, uncollectible, regretful, forged, blighted, unfit, risky, defective, high-risk, bad, spoiled, big

    Antonyms:
    goodness, good, comfortable, functioning, groovy, good enough, redeeming(a), sound, standard, echt, acceptable, great, superb, not bad(p), goodish, well behaved, mild, smashing, solid, neat, corking, harmless, keen, well-behaved, genuine, cracking, superior, slap-up, valid, dandy, peachy, comfy, swell, bully, satisfactory, fresh, healthy, hot, bang-up, received, nifty

  6. regretful, sorry, badadjective

    feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

    «felt regretful over his vanished youth»; «regretful over mistakes she had made»; «he felt bad about breaking the vase»

    Synonyms:
    speculative, deplorable, big, no-account, dismal, dark, disconsolate, uncollectible, no-count, good-for-nothing, regretful, blue, tough, no-good, unfit, high-risk, grim, sad, risky, good-for-naught, lamentable, unsound, spoilt, distressing, bad, spoiled, forged, sorry, pitiful, gloomy, drab, dingy, dreary, defective, drear, meritless

    Antonyms:
    goodness, good, superior, mild, valid, dandy, goodish, received, hot, redeeming(a), solid, neat, genuine, good enough, healthy, harmless, standard, bang-up, smashing, echt, satisfactory, functioning, slap-up, acceptable, fresh, nifty, comfy, sound, groovy, well-behaved, corking, not bad(p), superb, comfortable, peachy, swell, well behaved, bully, keen, great, cracking

  7. bad, uncollectibleadjective

    not capable of being collected

    «a bad (or uncollectible) debt»

    Synonyms:
    spoilt, tough, speculative, unsound, sorry, uncollectible, regretful, forged, unfit, risky, defective, high-risk, bad, spoiled, big

    Antonyms:
    good, goodness, sound, echt, standard, swell, peachy, well behaved, acceptable, groovy, hot, bang-up, good enough, mild, neat, received, cracking, genuine, superb, bully, redeeming(a), fresh, comfy, satisfactory, functioning, smashing, dandy, not bad(p), keen, nifty, well-behaved, solid, great, valid, comfortable, goodish, superior, harmless, healthy, slap-up, corking

  8. badadjective

    below average in quality or performance

    «a bad chess player»; «a bad recital»

    Synonyms:
    spoilt, tough, speculative, unsound, sorry, uncollectible, regretful, forged, unfit, risky, defective, high-risk, spoiled, big

    Antonyms:
    good, goodness, well behaved, peachy, satisfactory, echt, well-behaved, healthy, not bad(p), solid, nifty, standard, neat, smashing, redeeming(a), corking, superior, groovy, genuine, keen, swell, hot, sound, slap-up, goodish, fresh, received, functioning, dandy, acceptable, valid, great, comfy, bang-up, mild, cracking, comfortable, harmless, bully, superb, good enough

  9. badadjective

    nonstandard

    «so-called bad grammar»

    Synonyms:
    spoilt, tough, speculative, unsound, sorry, uncollectible, regretful, forged, unfit, risky, defective, high-risk, spoiled, big

    Antonyms:
    goodness, good, good enough, healthy, slap-up, well behaved, solid, dandy, cracking, valid, goodish, smashing, comfy, groovy, swell, superb, satisfactory, peachy, neat, standard, genuine, keen, hot, bang-up, acceptable, great, bully, redeeming(a), not bad(p), echt, sound, mild, comfortable, superior, nifty, received, fresh, functioning, harmless, well-behaved, corking

  10. bad, risky, high-risk, speculativeadjective

    not financially safe or secure

    «a bad investment»; «high risk investments»; «anything that promises to pay too much can’t help being risky»; «speculative business enterprises»

    Synonyms:
    big, spoiled, uncollectible, risky, questioning, bad, speculative, regretful, hazardous, forged, defective, inquisitive, sorry, tough, spoilt, unsound, wondering(a), high-risk, unfit, wild, notional

    Antonyms:
    goodness, good, keen, comfortable, mild, redeeming(a), fresh, swell, neat, not bad(p), genuine, goodish, echt, peachy, corking, hot, satisfactory, healthy, solid, well behaved, nifty, valid, superb, functioning, acceptable, superior, sound, slap-up, great, standard, bully, bang-up, groovy, comfy, dandy, harmless, good enough, well-behaved, smashing, cracking, received

  11. bad, unfit, unsoundadjective

    physically unsound or diseased

    «has a bad back»; «a bad heart»; «bad teeth»; «an unsound limb»; «unsound teeth»

    Synonyms:
    big, spoiled, uncollectible, risky, bad, speculative, regretful, fallacious, forged, defective, mentally ill, sorry, tough, spoilt, unsound, unstable, high-risk, unfit

    Antonyms:
    good, goodness, great, not bad(p), smashing, corking, functioning, groovy, mild, swell, comfortable, well-behaved, received, acceptable, peachy, superb, goodish, comfy, good enough, bully, fresh, bang-up, dandy, satisfactory, harmless, solid, genuine, valid, standard, well behaved, cracking, sound, hot, keen, slap-up, neat, superior, echt, nifty, healthy, redeeming(a)

  12. badadjective

    capable of harming

    «bad air»; «smoking is bad for you»

    Synonyms:
    spoilt, tough, speculative, unsound, sorry, uncollectible, regretful, forged, unfit, risky, defective, high-risk, spoiled, big

    Antonyms:
    goodness, good, sound, hot, solid, echt, mild, smashing, neat, slap-up, dandy, valid, redeeming(a), fresh, harmless, swell, peachy, comfortable, well behaved, genuine, keen, good enough, healthy, comfy, nifty, cracking, functioning, bully, standard, corking, superior, great, not bad(p), satisfactory, well-behaved, received, groovy, goodish, acceptable, bang-up, superb

  13. badadjective

    characterized by wickedness or immorality

    «led a very bad life»

    Synonyms:
    spoilt, tough, speculative, unsound, sorry, uncollectible, regretful, forged, unfit, risky, defective, high-risk, spoiled, big

    Antonyms:
    good, goodness, acceptable, cracking, peachy, sound, harmless, received, valid, mild, groovy, corking, solid, swell, neat, standard, functioning, hot, dandy, comfy, keen, comfortable, superb, slap-up, bang-up, superior, fresh, bully, echt, good enough, smashing, healthy, not bad(p), well-behaved, satisfactory, nifty, goodish, well behaved, redeeming(a), genuine, great

  14. bad, forgedadjective

    reproduced fraudulently

    «like a bad penny…»; «a forged twenty dollar bill»

    Synonyms:
    spoilt, tough, speculative, unsound, sorry, uncollectible, regretful, forged, unfit, risky, defective, high-risk, bad, spoiled, big

    Antonyms:
    goodness, good, standard, great, cracking, well behaved, sound, dandy, echt, not bad(p), bully, hot, swell, healthy, smashing, slap-up, good enough, bang-up, valid, superior, acceptable, goodish, peachy, genuine, received, neat, satisfactory, well-behaved, nifty, corking, fresh, keen, redeeming(a), mild, comfortable, functioning, harmless, solid, groovy, superb, comfy

  15. bad, defectiveadverb

    not working properly

    «a bad telephone connection»; «a defective appliance»

    Synonyms:
    spoilt, tough, speculative, unsound, sorry, uncollectible, regretful, bad, forged, unfit, risky, defective, high-risk, faulty, spoiled, big

    Antonyms:
    goodness, good, well-behaved, sound, acceptable, groovy, bully, comfortable, nifty, bang-up, comfy, not bad(p), functioning, standard, valid, healthy, cracking, received, hot, dandy, well behaved, peachy, goodish, neat, harmless, solid, great, genuine, smashing, keen, superb, superior, corking, redeeming(a), echt, swell, satisfactory, mild, good enough, fresh, slap-up

  16. badly, badadverb

    with great intensity (`bad’ is a nonstandard variant for `badly’)

    «the injury hurt badly»; «the buildings were badly shaken»; «it hurts bad»; «we need water bad»

    Synonyms:
    mischievously, badly, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriously

    Antonyms:
    good, goodness, comfortable, goodish, well-behaved, bully, smashing, nifty, peachy, groovy, received, echt, neat, great, standard, redeeming(a), comfy, solid, functioning, well behaved, genuine, healthy, superb, corking, satisfactory, sound, bang-up, mild, slap-up, valid, hot, acceptable, superior, not bad(p), fresh, swell, harmless, dandy, keen, good enough, cracking

  17. badly, badadverb

    very much; strongly

    «I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it»; «the cables had sagged badly»; «they were badly in need of help»; «he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it»

    Synonyms:
    mischievously, badly, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriously

    Antonyms:
    good, goodness, genuine, groovy, standard, dandy, nifty, comfortable, comfy, healthy, harmless, corking, cracking, goodish, well-behaved, acceptable, echt, received, good enough, slap-up, keen, bang-up, solid, not bad(p), smashing, satisfactory, fresh, neat, functioning, peachy, mild, great, well behaved, valid, superior, bully, redeeming(a), swell, hot, sound, superb

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  1. good

    when your parents tell you to clean your room and you clean it.

    Submitted by anonymous on December 16, 2020  

  2. jagat

    slang derived from malay word jahat, loosely translated as ‘bad’

    Submitted by rinat on August 11, 2019  

  3. shrude

    a shrude man, a bad man

    he is a shrude man

    Submitted by rinat on August 7, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. badadjective

    Synonyms:
    evil, ill, baneful, deleterious, pernicious, mischievous, noxious, hurtful, injurious, detrimental, unwholesome

  2. badadjective

    Synonyms:
    wicked, depraved, abandoned, dishonest, unfair, disingenuous, rascally, villanous

  3. badadjective

    Synonyms:
    untoward, unlucky, unfortunate, unwelcome

  4. badadjective

    Synonyms:
    vile, wretched, sorry, mean, shabby, scurvy, abominable

  5. badadjective

    Synonyms:
    poor, inferior

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

  1. badadjective

    Synonyms:
    evil, wicked, immoral, iniquitous, arrant, corrupt, depraved, sinful, base, demoralized, sinister, licentious, unprincipled, abandoned, graceless, vicious, incorrigible, unscrupulous, miscreant, reprobate, disreputable, rascal, scoundrel, profligate, knavish, naughty, malevolent, malicious, unrighteous, degrading, dissolute, libertine, hardened, wanton, injurious, prejudicial, pernicious, detrimental, baneful, unwholesome, baleful, deleterious, mischievous, noisome, malign, malignant, noxious, unpropitious, disadvantageous, offensive, serious, grave, severe, mortal, defective, imperfect, incompetent, inferior, untoward, depressing, unwelcome, adverse, grievous, unfavorable, inauspicious, infertile, inarable, barren, unproductive, worthless, hard, heavy, serious, irreparable, egregious, nefarious, felonious, infamous, villainous, heinous, flagrant, atrocious, flagitious

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for «bad»:

    wrong, poor, evil, poorly, badly, ill, uncollectible, negative, mala, incorrect, improper, naughty, terrible, ugly, nasty, adverse, inclement, lousy, hurt, wicked, faulty, adb, villain, malo, serious, harmful, non-performing, awful, dirty, unfavourable, mal, unhealthy, horrible, uncollectable, defective, schlechter, detrimental

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

  1. BAD

    Synonyms:
    BCL2-associated agonist of cell death, bcl2 antagonist of cell death2
    BCL2L8, bcl2-L-82
    BBC2,
    BCL2-antagonist of cell death protein,
    Bcl-2-binding component 6, BCL2-binding component 6,
    Bcl-2-like protein 8,
    BCL2-binding protein,
    Bcl-XL/Bcl-2-associated death promoter, BBC6,
    BCL-X/BCL-2 binding protein, Bcl2-L-8

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How to use Bad in a sentence?

  1. Dinakar Singh:

    Being short consensus stocks is just bad business, it is great while it is working but when it isn’t anymore one guy’s problem triggers everyone’s headache. It becomes a circular disaster.

  2. Neil Dwane:

    There is huge denial on the bad debts sitting in many ‘zombie’ euro zone banks.

  3. David Akin:

    The bill that just passed is not as bad as we thought.

  4. Marco Rubio:

    When I run for office, I tell people what I stand for, and when you hear what I stand for, if you want to support me and donate to our campaign — assuming you’re not a really, really bad person or something like that — we accept that.

  5. Charles Barkley:

    The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.

Translations for Bad

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  • slegAfrikaans
  • سَيّئArabic
  • pis, xarab, bəd, yaman, bərbadAzerbaijani
  • яман, насарBashkir
  • дрэнны, кепскі, злыBelarusian
  • зъл, лош, грешка, неподходящ, неприятенBulgarian
  • খারাপBengali
  • drouk, fallBreton
  • mal, dolentCatalan, Valencian
  • špatný, nepříjemný, vadný, podlý, zlýCzech
  • зълъOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
  • drwgWelsh
  • dårlig, slem, slet, ond, ubehageligDanish
  • schlecht, unangenehm, böse, schlimmGerman
  • κακός, άσχημοςGreek
  • grava, malbona, nefunkcia, malbonodoraEsperanto
  • maloSpanish
  • halbEstonian
  • ناکارامد, گستاخ, ناشایست, بدبو, ناجور, بدPersian
  • moka, paha, viallinen, huonotapainen, ikävä, kova, ilkeä, kielteinen, huono, ankara, pahanhajuinen, rikkinäinen, sopimaton, kelvotonFinnish
  • illurFaroese
  • mal, faute, fonceur, gaffe, mauvaise, mauvais, urgent, défectueux, fonceuse, méchantFrench
  • dona, droch-, olcIrish
  • olc, dona, drochScottish Gaelic
  • vaiGuaraní
  • גרוע, מרושעת, רַע, גרועה, רשע, מרושעHebrew
  • ख़राब, बुराHindi
  • rossz, kellemetlenHungarian
  • վատ, չարArmenian
  • malInterlingua
  • buruk, jelek, jahatIndonesian
  • malaIdo
  • vondur, slæmur, illurIcelandic
  • cattivo, brutto, difettoso, sbagliatoItalian
  • 悪いJapanese
  • ცუდიGeorgian
  • жаманKazakh
  • អាក្រក់Khmer
  • 나쁜Korean
  • nebaş, به‌د, خه‌راپ, bed, xirabKurdish
  • жаман, начарKyrgyz
  • malusLatin
  • ບໍ່ດີLao
  • blogasLithuanian
  • slikts, nepiemērots, ļauns, nelabsLatvian
  • kinoMāori
  • лошMacedonian
  • мууMongolian
  • वाईट, खराबMarathi
  • rosak, buruk, busuk, jahatMalay
  • ħażinMaltese
  • ဆိုးBurmese
  • kwaad, verkeerd, slecht, ongemanierd, ongepast, naar, onaangenaamDutch
  • dårlig, i, stykker, gal, ubehagelig, ondNorwegian
  • doo yáʼátʼéeh daNavajo, Navaho
  • malOccitan
  • złe, uszkodzony, nieświeży, zły, zła, wadliwy, kiepskiPolish
  • بد, بدلاریPashto, Pushto
  • enguiçado, errado, mau, quebrado, ruim, feio, malvado, desagradável, estragadoPortuguese
  • nauschRomansh
  • răuRomanian
  • плохой, скверный, дурной, злой, нехороший, подлый, неподходящий, неприятный, поганыйRussian
  • zao, непристојан, loš, slab, gadan, zločest, ružan, zlo, nepristojan, cлaб, zla, ружан, лошSerbo-Croatian
  • නරකSinhala, Sinhalese
  • zlýSlovak
  • slàb, zèlSlovene
  • i keq, e keqeAlbanian
  • awon, goréngSundanese
  • opassande, dålig, ful, ond, trasig, olämplig, sönderSwedish
  • bozuSwahili
  • ఇష్టములేని, చెడి పోయిన, తగని, క్రూరమైన, చెడ్డ, అత్యవసరము, నచ్చని, తెగింపు, పొరపాటు, పొసగనిTelugu
  • бадTajik
  • เลวThai
  • bet, şum, pis, erbet, ýamanTurkmen
  • mali, bastos, sira, masamaTagalog
  • kötüTurkish
  • яманTatar
  • злий, кепський, поганийUkrainian
  • برا, خرابUrdu
  • yomonUzbek
  • 醜, xấu, dởVietnamese
  • badikVolapük
  • שלעכטYiddish
  • 壞Chinese

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