bad
adjective
[ bad ]
• of poor quality or a low standard.
• "a bad diet"
Similar:
substandard,
poor,
inferior,
second-rate,
second-class,
unsatisfactory,
inadequate,
unacceptable,
not up to scratch,
not up to par,
deficient,
imperfect,
defective,
faulty,
shoddy,
amateurish,
careless,
negligent,
dreadful,
awful,
terrible,
abominable,
frightful,
atrocious,
disgraceful,
deplorable,
hopeless,
worthless,
laughable,
lamentable,
miserable,
sorry,
third-rate,
diabolical,
execrable,
incompetent,
inept,
inexpert,
ineffectual,
crummy,
rotten,
pathetic,
useless,
woeful,
bum,
lousy,
appalling,
abysmal,
pitiful,
godawful,
dire,
not up to snuff,
the pits,
duff,
chronic,
rubbish,
pants,
a load of pants,
ropy,
poxy,
egregious,
crap,
shit,
chickenshit,
• not such as to be hoped for or desired; unpleasant or unwelcome.
• "bad news"
Similar:
unpleasant,
disagreeable,
unwelcome,
unfortunate,
unfavourable,
unlucky,
adverse,
nasty,
terrible,
dreadful,
awful,
grim,
distressing,
regrettable,
parlous,
• failing to conform to standards of moral virtue or acceptable conduct.
• "the bad guys"
Similar:
wicked,
sinful,
immoral,
evil,
morally wrong,
corrupt,
base,
black-hearted,
reprobate,
depraved,
degenerate,
dissolute,
amoral,
criminal,
villainous,
nefarious,
iniquitous,
dishonest,
dishonourable,
unscrupulous,
unprincipled,
crooked,
bent,
dirty,
dastardly,
• (of a part of the body) injured, diseased, or painful.
• "a bad back"
• (of food) decayed; putrid.
• "everything in the fridge went bad"
Similar:
rotten,
off,
decayed,
decomposed,
decomposing,
putrid,
putrefied,
putrescent,
mouldy,
mouldering,
sour,
rancid,
rank,
unfit for human consumption,
addled,
maggoty,
worm-eaten,
wormy,
flyblown,
putrefactive,
putrefacient,
• regretful, guilty, or ashamed about something.
• "she feels bad about ending their engagement"
Similar:
guilty,
conscience-stricken,
remorseful,
guilt-ridden,
ashamed,
chastened,
contrite,
sorry,
full of regret,
regretful,
repentant,
penitent,
shamefaced,
self-reproachful,
apologetic,
• worthless; not valid.
• "he ran up 87 bad cheques"
Similar:
invalid,
worthless,
counterfeit,
fake,
false,
spurious,
fraudulent,
bogus,
phoney,
dud,
• good; excellent.
• "they want the baddest, best-looking Corvette there is"
bad
adverb
• badly.
• "he beat her up real bad"
Origin:
Middle English: perhaps from Old English bǣddel ‘hermaphrodite, womanish man’.
too bad
• used to indicate that something is regrettable but is now beyond retrieval.
• "too bad, but that's the way it is"
