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Synonyms & Antonyms of bad
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- a bad first attempt at making meat loaf resulted in a soggy, inedible mess
Synonyms for bad
- bastard,
- bush,
- bush-league,
- crummy
- (also crumby),
- deficient,
- dissatisfactory,
- ill,
- inferior,
- lame,
- lousy,
- off,
- paltry,
- poor,
- punk,
- sour,
- suboptimal,
- subpar,
- substandard,
- unacceptable,
- unsatisfactory,
- wack
- [slang],
- wanting,
- wretched,
- wrong
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- abysmal,
- atrocious,
- awful,
- bitchin'
- [slang],
- brutal,
- damnable,
- deplorable,
- detestable,
- disastrous,
- dreadful,
- execrable,
- gnarly
- [slang],
- horrendous,
- horrible,
- pathetic,
- stinky,
- sucky
- [slang],
- terrible,
- unspeakable
- bum,
- cheesy,
- coarse,
- common,
- crappy
- [slang],
- cut-rate,
- junky,
- lesser,
- low-grade,
- low-rent,
- mediocre,
- miserable,
- reprehensible,
- rotten,
- rubbishy,
- second-rate,
- shoddy,
- sleazy,
- trashy
- inadequate,
- insufficient,
- lacking,
- meager
- (or meagre),
- mean,
- miserly,
- niggardly,
- scanty,
- shabby,
- short,
- skimp,
- skimpy,
- spare,
- stingy
- counterfeit,
- fake,
- phony
- (also phoney),
- sham
Phrases Synonymous with bad
- below par
- (or under par),
- from hunger
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- A1,
- bang-up,
- banner,
- boss
- [slang],
- capital,
- choice,
- crackerjack,
- dandy,
- divine,
- excellent,
- exceptional,
- fabulous,
- first-class,
- first-rate,
- grand,
- great,
- groovy,
- heavenly,
- high-test,
- jim-dandy,
- keen,
- marvelous
- (or marvellous),
- mean,
- neat,
- nifty,
- noble,
- par excellence,
- perfect,
- premium,
- prime,
- sensational,
- slick,
- splendid,
- stellar,
- sterling,
- superb,
- superior,
- superlative,
- supernal,
- swell,
- terrific,
- tip-top,
- top,
- top-notch,
- unsurpassed,
- wonderful
Antonyms for bad
- acceptable,
- adequate,
- all right,
- decent,
- fine,
- OK
- (or okay),
- passable,
- respectable,
- satisfactory,
- standard,
- tolerable
- stealing is just plain bad
Synonyms for bad
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- base,
- contemptible,
- despicable,
- dirty,
- disreputable,
- evil-minded,
- ignoble,
- ill,
- infernal,
- low,
- mean,
- snide,
- sordid
- corrupt,
- debased,
- debauched,
- degenerate,
- depraved,
- dissolute,
- libertine,
- loose,
- low-minded,
- perverted,
- reprobate,
- scrofulous,
- sick,
- unhealthy
- cursed
- (also curst),
- cussed,
- defiling,
- noxious,
- pernicious,
- pestilential,
- ugly,
- ungodly,
- unwholesome
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- elevated,
- high,
- high-minded,
- law-abiding,
- legitimate,
- lofty,
- noble,
- principled,
- reputable,
- scrupulous
- approved,
- endorsed
- (also indorsed),
- sanctioned
Antonyms for bad
- sitting too close to the television is said to be bad for the eyes
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- the children were bad, so they didn't get dessert
Synonyms for bad
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- defiant,
- disrespectful,
- ill-mannered,
- ill-natured,
- impolite,
- improper,
- impudent,
- indecorous,
- insolent,
- rude,
- uncouth,
- unmannerly
- disobedient,
- headstrong,
- intractable,
- obstreperous,
- recalcitrant,
- refractory,
- transgressing,
- unruly,
- untoward,
- willful
- (or wilful)
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- hearing about the world's miseries always makes him feel bad
Synonyms for bad
- blue,
- brokenhearted,
- cast down,
- crestfallen,
- dejected,
- depressed,
- despondent,
- disconsolate,
- doleful,
- down,
- down in the mouth,
- downcast,
- downhearted,
- droopy,
- forlorn,
- gloomy,
- glum,
- hangdog,
- heartbroken,
- heartsick,
- heartsore,
- heavyhearted,
- inconsolable,
- joyless,
- low,
- low-spirited,
- melancholic,
- melancholy,
- miserable,
- mournful,
- sad,
- saddened,
- sorrowful,
- sorry,
- unhappy,
- woebegone,
- woeful,
- wretched
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- a bad video connection that is causing some picture loss
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Antonyms for bad
- I think the milk has turned bad
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- the air in the damp basement had a very bad smell
Synonyms for bad
- bitter,
- disagreeable,
- displeasing,
- distasteful,
- harsh,
- icky,
- nasty,
- rotten,
- sour,
- uncongenial,
- unlovely,
- unpalatable,
- unpleasant,
- unpleasing,
- unsavory,
- unwelcome,
- wicked,
- yucky
- (also yukky)
Words Related to bad
- abhorrent,
- abominable,
- appalling,
- awful,
- beastly,
- bilious,
- disgusting,
- dreadful,
- foul,
- ghastly,
- gnarly
- [slang],
- god-awful,
- gross,
- hateful,
- hellish,
- hideous,
- horrendous,
- horrible,
- horrid,
- invidious,
- loathsome,
- nauseating,
- nauseous,
- noisome,
- obnoxious,
- obscene,
- odious,
- offensive,
- repellent
- (also repellant),
- repugnant,
- repulsive,
- revolting,
- revulsive,
- scandalous,
- seamy,
- shocking,
- sick,
- sickening,
- ugly,
- unholy,
- vile,
- villainous
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Antonyms for bad
- bad shoes that fell apart within a week
Synonyms for bad
- bargain-basement,
- bum,
- cheap,
- cheapjack,
- cheesy,
- coarse,
- common,
- crappy
- [slang],
- cut-rate,
- el cheapo,
- execrable,
- gimcrack,
- inferior,
- junky,
- lousy,
- low-grade,
- low-rent,
- mediocre,
- miserable,
- poor,
- rotten,
- rubbishy,
- schlock
- (or schlocky also shlock or shlocky),
- second-rate,
- shoddy,
- sleazy,
- terrible,
- trashy,
- trumpery,
- wretched
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Antonyms for bad
- I've been feeling bad all week with this cold
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- all known claims on the property were dismissed by the court as bad
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- with all of his tattoos and piercings, that skinhead looks like one really bad dude
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bad
adverbSynonyms & Antonyms of bad (Entry 2 of 3)
- you didn't do too bad on the treadmill test
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Antonyms for bad
- acceptably,
- adequately,
- all right,
- fine,
- good,
- nicely,
- OK
- (or okay),
- palatably,
- passably,
- satisfactorily,
- so-so,
- tolerably,
- well
bad
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of bad (Entry 3 of 3)
- there's bad and good in people of every race and nationality
Synonyms for bad
Words Related to bad
- atrociousness,
- atrocity,
- badness,
- balefulness,
- darkness,
- depravedness,
- devilishness,
- diabolism,
- enormity,
- evilness,
- heinousness,
- iniquitousness,
- satanism,
- sinfulness,
- vileness,
- wickedness
- devilry
- (or deviltry),
- fiendishness
- corruption,
- debauchery,
- degeneracy,
- depravity,
- indecency,
- malefaction,
- perversion,
- pervertedness,
- scurrility,
- scurrilousness
- abomination,
- anathema,
- taboo
- (also tabu)
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“Bad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bad. Accessed 16 Aug. 2022.
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