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Synonyms for Bad

17 senses across 3 parts of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.

Words related to "Bad" (adjective) include atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful.

Adjective

having undesirable or negative qualities
"a bad report card" "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression" "a bad little boy" "clothes in bad shape" "a bad cut" "bad luck" "the news was very bad" "the reviews were bad" "the pay is bad" "it was a bad light for reading" "the movie was a bad choice"
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atrociousabominableawfuldreadfulpainfulterribleunspeakablecorkedcorkydeplorabledistressinglamentablepitifulsadsorry
very intense
"a bad headache" "in a big rage" "had a big (or bad) shock" "a bad earthquake" "a bad storm"
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big
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intense
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
"my throat feels bad" "she felt bad all over" "he was feeling tough after a restless night"
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tough
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uncomfortable
Antonyms
goodunregretful

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