too bad

phrase

1

—used to show that one is sorry or feels bad about something

It's too bad that John and Mary are getting divorced.

2

—used in an ironic way to show that one is not sorry or does not feel bad about something

"But I need your help!" "(That's just) Too bad."

Examples of too bad in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The bZ4X wasn’t too bad before, but the bZ is much better now. — New Atlas, 20 July 2026

This one will peak at seven minutes and 29 seconds in a spot in the Atlantic Ocean north of Brazil—not too bad, though perhaps a bit farther in the future than those of us alive now can wait. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 July 2026

But seven wins, 10 being the ceiling and four being the floor, doesn’t sound too bad for his first season in Storrs. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026

The smell of pine needles, soil, and bark mingles with faraway flowers, and suddenly, the rain doesn’t feel too bad. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 15 July 2026

Rhymes for too bad

• comrade
• dryad
• dyad
• forbad
• grandad
• granddad
• keypad
• nomad
• notepad
• postgrad
• sinbad
• tetrad