English word
Bad
Definitions
adjective
- failing to reach an acceptable standard : poor
- serious, severe
- incorrect, faulty
- suffering pain or distress
- unhealthy, diseased
- sorrowful, sorry
- invalid, void
- not able to be collected
- good, great
- tough, mean
- unfavorable
- not fresh : spoiled
- not sound : dilapidated
- morally objectionable : evil
- mischievous, disobedient
- inadequate or unsuited to a purpose
- disagreeable, unpleasant
- injurious, harmful
Synonyms for bad
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Synonyms by context
Of poor quality or a low standard
adjective
- cheap
- crummy
- abysmal
Having faults or errors
adjective
- faulty
- defective
- inadequate
- unreliable
- flawed
- impaired
- imperfect
- inferior
- unsound
That which is considered immoral
noun
- immorality
- debauchery
- badness
- darkness
- degeneracy
- depravity
- evildoing
- indecency
- corruption
- depravedness
(slang) Error or mistake
noun
- fault
- error
- mistake
- gaffe
- screw-up
- faux pas
- flub
- goof
- blooper
- blunder
An unjust, dishonest, or immoral act
noun
- infringement
- injustice
- crime
- sin
- offence
- grievance
- injury
- misdeed
- abuse
(informal) In a poor, unsatisfactory, or inadequate way
adverb
- badly
- abominably
- abysmally
- atrociously
- awfully
- disastrously
- dreadfully
- egregiously
- grossly
- horrendously
Antonyms for bad
Opposite of of poor quality or a low standard
- excellent
- good
- great
- exceptional
- fantastic
- fine
- outstanding
- awesome
- extraordinary
- fabulous
Opposite of having faults or errors
Opposite of lacking in competency, experience or skill
- skilled
- competent
- expert
- experienced
- skilful
- skillful
- proficient
- trained
- able
- accomplished
Opposite of that which is considered immoral
- decency
- righteousness
- virtue
- civility
- grace
- integrity
- kindness
- morality
- benevolence
- good will
(informal) Opposite of in a poor, unsatisfactory, or inadequate way
- well
- adeptly
- effectively
- efficiently
- skillfully
- with skill
- admirably
- profoundly
- soundly
Phrases
- a cut above
- a dead loss
- a dime a dozen
- a load of pants
- back seat
- badly built
- bad news
- bad quality
- below average
- below par
- below someone
- below standard
- beneath someone
- beyond the pale
- cheap and nasty
- de luxe
- down at heel
- down scale
- el cheapo
- falling short