BAD


Meaning of BAD in English

n. Function: adjective

1 falling short of a standard of what is satisfactory FF1C; a bad repair job FF1E;

Synonyms: amiss, ||bum, ||crappy, dissatisfactory, poor, ||punk, rotten, unsatisfactory, up, wrong

Related Words: deficient, inadequate, inferior; careless, slipshod; defective, disordered, off, unsound; execrable, ||lousy, miserable, ||pisspoor, wretched; inadmissible, objectionable, unacceptable; insufferable, intolerable

Idioms: below par, not up to snuff ( or scratch)

Contrasted Words: excellent, fine, meritorious; acceptable, adequate, sound

2

Synonyms: WRONG 1, evil, immoral, iniquitous, reprobate, sinful, vicious, wicked

Related Words: arrant, peccant; graceless, improper, indecorous, untoward; disorderly, misbehaving, naughty, rowdy, ruffianly, unruly; froward, perverse

Antonyms: good

3

Synonyms: EVIL 5, ill, unfavorable

4

Synonyms: EVIL 6, inauspicious

5 having undergone decay FF1C; one bad apple can spoil the barrel FF1E;

Synonyms: decayed, putrid, rotten, spoiled

Related Words: fusty, stale; mildewed, moldered, moldy, moth-eaten, musty, rancid, worm-eaten; decomposed, putrefied, putrifacted; tainted, turned

Contrasted Words: crisp, dewy, fresh, sweet, unspoiled; choice, picked, prime

Antonyms: good

6

Synonyms: NAUGHTY 1, ill-behaved, misbehaving, mischievous, paw

7

Synonyms: TOUGH 8, rough

8 arousing discomfort or distaste FF1C; a bad smell FF1E;

Synonyms: ||chiselly, disagreeable, displeasing, rotten, sour, unhappy, unpleasant

Related Words: disgusting, foul, nauseating, noisome, noxious, offensive, repulsive, sickening; abhorrent, hateful, loathsome, obnoxious; uneasy; thankless, ungrateful; distasteful, distressing, sticky; ungracious, unhandsome

Contrasted Words: agreeable, pleasant, pleasing, refreshing, soothing; unoffensive

9

Synonyms: HARMFUL , damaging, deleterious, detrimental, evil, hurtful, injurious, mischievous, nocent, nocuous

10

Synonyms: DOWNCAST , crestfallen, dejected, depressed, disconsolate, dispirited, down, downhearted, low, woebegone

11

Synonyms: NULL , invalid, null and void, void

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