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- pronunciation:
- baed
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
worse, worst |
definition 1: |
of low quality or desirability; unsatisfactory.
This channel shows some very bad movies.These scissors are so bad; they can't cut anything.I thought the actor was bad in his portrayal of the main character.- antonyms:
- good, swell
- similar words:
- atrocious, awful, base, cull, defective, deficient, deplorable, dreadful, faulty, imperfect, inadequate, inferior, lousy, mean, poor, rotten, second-rate, shoddy, sorry, substandard, terrible, useless, worthless, wretched
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definition 2: |
not good; naughty.
You were a bad boy getting into your presents before Christmas!- synonyms:
- disobedient, mischievous, naughty, wicked
- antonyms:
- good, well-behaved
- similar words:
- evil, petulant, spoiled
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definition 3: |
in pain or poor health.
He's still feeling bad from having the flu.- synonyms:
- ill, lousy, sick, unhealthy, unwell
- antonyms:
- fine, healthy, well
- similar words:
- ailing, feeble, indisposed, infirm, nauseous, queasy, sickly, under the weather, weak
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definition 4: |
intense or severe.
They've predicted a bad storm for tonight.- synonyms:
- severe, terrible
- antonyms:
- slight
- similar words:
- acute, almighty, atrocious, dire, extreme, grave, nasty, serious, wicked
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definition 5: |
regretful.
He felt bad about his remarks.- synonyms:
- regretful, sorry
- antonyms:
- unrepentant
- similar words:
- apologetic, contrite, guilty, lousy, penitent, remorseful, rueful, sad
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definition 6: |
not positive; unfavorable.
He received bad reviews of his new book.She got a very bad grade on her test.- synonyms:
- negative, unfavorable
- antonyms:
- good
- similar words:
- atrocious, disapproving, ghastly, opprobrious, rotten
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definition 7: |
harmful; injurious.
Sugar is bad for one's teeth.- synonyms:
- damaging, deleterious, detrimental, harmful, injurious, unhealthy
- antonyms:
- beneficial, good
- similar words:
- atrocious, destructive, evil, hurtful, nasty, noxious, pernicious, unwholesome
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definition 8: |
wicked; evil.
The outlaws were bad men, and they killed without any feeling of remorse or regret.- synonyms:
- evil, iniquitous, malign, vile, villainous, wicked, wrong
- antonyms:
- good, virtuous
- similar words:
- atrocious, base, black-hearted, corrupt, criminal, deplorable, diabolical, fiendish, foul, ghastly, heinous, ill, immoral, infernal, malevolent, malicious, mean, nasty, nefarious, opprobrious, peccant, reprobate, satanic, sinful, unethical, unprincipled
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definition 9: |
rotten; spoiled.
That is bad meat and should be thrown away.- synonyms:
- corrupt, decayed, decomposed, putrefied, putrescent, rotten, spoiled
- antonyms:
- fresh, good
- similar words:
- atrocious, moldy, musty, rancid, rank, sour, stale
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related words: |
abysmal, brutal, coarse, counterfeit, disreputable, fabulous, fierce, hard, malign, malignant, putrid, raw, reprehensible, rotten, rough, sordid, tough, trick, unhealthy, woeful |
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derivation: |
badness (n.) |
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