📖 Definitions of "Bad"
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Error, mistake.
- 2
An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted good.
- 1
Unfavorable; negative; not good.
"Abducting children is bad for mothers."
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Not suitable or fitting.
"Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?"
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Not appropriate, of manners etc.
"It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full."
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Unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
"Lard is bad for you. Smoking is bad for you, too. Grapes are bad for dogs but not for humans."
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Badly.
"I didn't do too bad in the last exam."
🔄 Synonyms of "Bad"
30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| intense | Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering. |
| atrocious | Very bad; abominable, disgusting. |
| deplorablenoun | Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched. |
| evilnoun | Intending to harm; malevolent. |
| wicked | Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible. |
| severenoun | Very bad or intense. |
| pitiful | So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity. |
| lamentable | Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing. |
| dreadfulnoun | Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky. |
| hardnoun | (of material or fluid) Solid and firm. |
| sadverb | Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful. |
| finenoun | Senses referring to subjective quality. |
| sorrynoun | (of a person) Regretful or apologetic for one's actions. |
| inferiornoun | (with to) Lower in rank, status, or quality. |
| toughverb | (of a material) Strong and resilient; sturdy. |
| hopeless | Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive. |
| immoral | Breaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so inconsistent with the demands of virtue, purity, or "good morals"; not right, not moral. (Compare unethical, illegal.) |
| incompetentnoun | Lacking the degree of ability and responsibility necessary to do a task successfully. |
| stalenoun | No longer fresh, in reference to food, urine, straw, wounds, etc. |
| harmful | Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious. |
| bignoun | Of great size, large. |
| awfulnoun | Very bad. |
| mischievous | Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved, impish, naughty, disobedient; showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way and liking to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do. |
| counterfeitnoun | False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine. |
| naughtyverb | Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child). |
↔️ Antonyms of "Bad"
Words with the opposite meaning.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bad"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unfavorable | US standard spelling of unfavourable. [Serving to hinder or oppose; adverse, disadvantageous, inconducive, unsuitable.] |
| unfit | Not fit; not having the correct requirements. |
| unsatisfactory | Inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory. |
| unsound | Not sound, particularly: |
| unsuitable | Not suitable. |
| incompetent | Lacking the degree of ability and responsibility necessary to do a task successfully. |
| defective | Having one or more defects. |
| no-good | (derogatory) Having no value, use or merit. |
| unhappy | Not happy; sad. |
| malfunctioningnoun | A malfunction. |
| immoral | Breaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so inconsistent with the demands of virtue, purity, or "good morals"; not right, not moral. (Compare unethical, illegal.) |
| unskilled | Of a person or workforce: not having a skill or technical training. |
| invalid | Not valid; not true, correct, acceptable or appropriate. |
| unhealthy | characterized by, or conducive to poor health |
| nonfunctional | Not functional; useless; broken. |
| badly | (Northern England) Ill, unwell. |
| abominable | Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. |
| awful | Very bad. |
| ill | Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel. |
| hopeless | Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive. |
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