Vocabulary

bad

bad

\ˈbad\

adjective

: low or poor in quality: not correct or proper: not pleasant, pleasing, or enjoyable

Full Definition

1 a : failing to reach an acceptable standard :poor <a bad repair job>
b : unfavorable <make a bad impression>
c : not fresh : spoiled <bad fish>
d : not sound : dilapidated <the house was inbad condition>2 a : morally objectionable : evil <bad men>
b : mischievous, disobedient <a bad dog>3 : inadequate or unsuited to a purpose <abad plan> <bad lighting>4 : disagreeable, unpleasant <bad news>5 a : injurious, harmful <a bad influence>
b : serious, severe <in bad trouble> <a badcough>6 : incorrect, faulty <bad grammar>7 a : suffering pain or distress <felt generallybad>
b : unhealthy, diseased <bad teeth>8 : sorrowful, sorry <feels bad about forgettingto call>9 a : invalid, void <a bad check>
b : not able to be collected <a bad debt>10 bad·der bad·dest slang
a : good, great
b : tough, mean

Other forms: worse \ˈwərs\; worst \ˈwərst\

bad·ness noun

Examples

a bad repair jobbad workThe house is in bad condition/shape.

Origin: Middle English.

First use: 14th century

Synonyms: 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, below(or under) par, from hunger

Antonyms: acceptable, adequate, all right,decent, fine, OK (or okay), passable,respectable, satisfactory, standard, tolerable

Synonyms: badly, deficiently, inadequately,lousily, poorly, unacceptably, unsatisfactorily,wretchedly

Antonyms: acceptably, adequately, all right,fine, good, nicely, OK (or okay), palatably,passably, satisfactorily, so-so, tolerably, well

Synonyms: evil, evildoing, ill, immorality,iniquity, sin, villainy, wrong

Antonyms: good, morality, right, virtue

2

bad

noun

: morally bad forces or influences: the unpleasant things that happen topeople: things that are morally wrong

Full Definition

1 : something that is bad2 : an evil or unhappy state3 : fault 4 <the mistake was my bad>

Examples

She was struggling when she first started the job, but she's not doing so bad now.He hasn't succeeded because he doesn'twant it bad enough.He cut himself real bad.

First use: 15th century

Synonyms: 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, below(or under) par, from hunger

Antonyms: acceptable, adequate, all right,decent, fine, OK (or okay), passable,respectable, satisfactory, standard, tolerable

Synonyms: badly, deficiently, inadequately,lousily, poorly, unacceptably, unsatisfactorily,wretchedly

Antonyms: acceptably, adequately, all right,fine, good, nicely, OK (or okay), palatably,passably, satisfactorily, so-so, tolerably, well

Synonyms: evil, evildoing, ill, immorality,iniquity, sin, villainy, wrong

Antonyms: good, morality, right, virtue

3

bad

adverb

: badly <not doing so bad> <doesn't want itbad enough>

Examples

There's more good than bad in him.We need to teach our children the differencebetween good and bad.You have to take the good with the bad.

First use: 1681

Synonyms: 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, below(or under) par, from hunger

Antonyms: acceptable, adequate, all right,decent, fine, OK (or okay), passable,respectable, satisfactory, standard, tolerable

Synonyms: badly, deficiently, inadequately,lousily, poorly, unacceptably, unsatisfactorily,wretchedly

Antonyms: acceptably, adequately, all right,fine, good, nicely, OK (or okay), palatably,passably, satisfactorily, so-so, tolerably, well

Synonyms: evil, evildoing, ill, immorality,iniquity, sin, villainy, wrong

Antonyms: good, morality, right, virtue