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Synonyms of bad

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 bad next

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

Relevance

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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
A1

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
A1

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

perfect
whole
entire
flawless
impeccable
faultless
complete
intact
undamaged
unimpaired
unspoiled
unblemished

perfect
whole
entire
flawless
impeccable
faultless
complete
intact
undamaged
unimpaired
unspoiled
unblemished

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

good
sweet
fresh
preserved
untouched
undecomposed
pristine
unspoiled
uncontaminated
unpolluted
untainted
undefiled

good
sweet
fresh
preserved
untouched
undecomposed
pristine
unspoiled
uncontaminated
unpolluted
untainted
undefiled

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

good
nice
pleasant
grateful
agreeable
satisfying
welcome
pleasurable
congenial
gratifying
delightful
palatable
delicious
pleasing
sweet
friendly
charming
jolly
dreamy
amiable
kindly
felicitous
delectable
cheery

good
nice
pleasant
grateful
agreeable
satisfying
welcome
pleasurable
congenial
gratifying
delightful
palatable
delicious
pleasing
sweet
friendly
charming
jolly
dreamy
amiable
kindly
felicitous
delectable
cheery

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

good
excellent
fine
superior
handsome
elegant
tasteful
top—notch
first—rate
first—class
high—grade
polished
refined
handcrafted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

good
right
virtue
morality
goodness
integrity
decency
honesty
rectitude
goodness
righteousness
probity
uprightness
virtuousness

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bad news

terrible news

awful news

difficult news

unpleasant news

unfortunate news

bad weather

poor weather

awful weather

terrible weather

nasty weather

unfavorable weather

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

bad behavior

malicious behavior

naughty behavior

poor behavior

terrible behavior

awful behavior

Phrases Containing bad

bad blood

bad blood

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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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What are other ways to say bad?

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.

How to use bad in a sentence

The «bad form» of telling a lie to the head-master is a later illustration of the same thing.

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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
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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
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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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An image showing two words - bad and good - to go with the post with words to replace the word bad.

In the past we have also looked at words that are frequently used in writing, and how to replace them. Those were:

said
looks/seems like
very

Another word we use in writing, but which you can replace by others, is ‘bad’.

The words in the list below are not synonyms for the word ‘bad’, but simply other ways to say ‘bad’. Please check your dictionary to make sure he word you want to use in place of bad, says what you want it to say!

abhorrent	foul	obscene
abject	galling	odious
abominable	ghastly	offensive
annoying	grievous	pejorative
appaling	hateful	repellent
atrocious	harmful	reprehensible
awful	heinous	reprobate
barbaric	hellish	repugnant
base	hideous	repulsive
beastly	horrendous	revolting
brutal	horrible	rotten
calamitous	horrid	ruinous
contemptible	horrific	scandalous
cursed	horrifying	shocking
degenerate	icky	sickening
deleterious	ignoble	sinful
despicable	ignominious	sinister
detestable	immoral	sordid
detrimental	inclement	swinish
diabolical	infamous	terrible
dire	infernal	treacherous
disagreeable	iniquitous	unpalatable
disheartening	injurious	unpleasant
disgusting	loathsome	unworthy
dismaying	lousy	vexatious
displeasing	malevolent	vicious
distasteful	mischievous	vile
disturbing	monstrous	villainous
dreadful	nasty	wicked
egregious	nauseating	woeful
evil	nocuous	worthless
execrable	noisome	wretched
fiendish	noxious
flagrant	nefarious

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Print a set of the better words for bad word cards and display them on your classroom vocabulary wall.
Alternatively, provide a smaller version of the word list page for students to keep in their desks to refer to when writing.

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Challenge your students to use as many of the 25 better words for bad in a piece of writing.
Select one of the words to be the class ‘Word of the Day,’ and have your students try to use it in the correct context as many times as possible. This could be a competition where the class try to use the word correctly more times than you in a day.
Provide a copy of the list words to your students and whenever they use one of the words, they can cross it off the list.
A fun way to use these is to ‘grab’ sentences with ‘bad’ out of children’s books and write them down. Children replace the ‘bad’ part with different words from the list – which one fits best?
Brainstorm and list more words for ‘bad’ as a class.

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