bad

The word “bad” has 1 syllable: bad

It's pronounced as /bæd/

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In the thesaurus, “bad” has 742 synonyms and 429 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for bad along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for bad

abhorrent
abominable
abominably
abomination
abysmal
abysmally
achy
acrid
acrimonious
acute
addled
admirable
adverse
afflicted
aggravating
aggrieved
agonized
ailing
airsick
amiss
anathema
anguished
annoying
appalling
arch
atrocious
atrociously
atrociousness
atrocity
awe-inspiring
awful
awfully
babyish
badass
badly
badness
baleful
balefulness
balky
baneful
banned
bargain-basement
barred
base
bastard
beastly
below par
bilious
bitchy
bitter
black
blamable
blameworthy
bleak
blemished
blue
broken
brokenhearted
brummagem
brutal
bum
bush
bush-league
cancer
canker
careless
carsick
cast down
catty
caustic
censurable
challenged
cheap
cheapjack
cheeky
cheerless
cheesy
childish
coarse
comfortless
common
condemned
conscience-stricken
contagious
contaminated
contemptible
contemptuous
contrary
contrite
cool
corroded
corrupt
corrupted
corruption
counterfeit
crappy
crestfallen
criminal
crippled
critical
cruddy
cruel
crumbled
crumby
crummy
curdled
cursed
curst
cussed
cut-rate
damaged
damaging
damnable
damnably
dangerous
dark
darkening
darkness
deadly
debased
debauched
debauchery
debilitated
decay
decayed
decaying
decomposed
decomposing
decrepit
defaced
defective
defiant
deficient
deficiently
defiled
defiling
degeneracy
degenerate
degenerated
dejected
deleterious
delinquent
deplorable
deplorably
depraved
depravedness
depravity
deprecating
depressed
depressing
derogatory
desolate
despairing
despicable
despiteful
despondent
destructive
deteriorated
detestable
detestably
detrimental
devastating
devilishness
devilry
deviltry
devious
diabolism
difficult
dirty
disabled
disadvantageous
disagreeable
disallowed
disappointed
disastrous
disastrously
disconsolate
discouraged
discouraging
disdainful
diseased
disfigured
disgraceful
disgusting
disheartened
dishonest
dishonorable
disintegrated
disintegrating
dismal
disobedient
disobliging
disordered
disorderly
disparaging
dispirited
displeasing
disreputable
disrespectful
dissatisfactory
dissolute
distasteful
distressed
distressing
dizzy
doleful
dolorous
down
down in the mouth
downcast
downhearted
dreadful
dreadfully
drear
dreary
droopy
egregious
egregiously
el cheapo
elegiac
elegiacal
elfish
enormity
envious
errant
erring
erroneous
evil
evil-minded
evildoing
evilness
execrable
execrably
extreme
fake
fallen
fallible
fatal
faulty
feeble
fermented
feverish
fiendishness
fierce
flagrant
flagrantly
flashy
flawed
forbidden
forlorn
foul
fouled
fragile
frail
from hunger
froward
funereal
galling
gangrenous
garish
gaudy
ghastly
gimcrack
glitzy
gloomy
glum
gnarly
god-awful
godawful
grand
grave
gray
grey
grieving
grim
gross
grossly
guilty
half-assed
halt
hangdog
harmed
harmful
harsh
hateful
hazardous
headstrong
heartbroken
heartsick
heartsore
heavyhearted
heinousness
hellish
hideous
hopeless
horrendous
horrendously
horrible
horribly
horrid
horrifically
hostile
hurt
hurtful
hypochondriac
hypochondriacal
icky
ignoble
ill
ill-behaved
ill-mannered
ill-natured
illegal
immature
immoral
immorality
impaired
imperfect
imperiling
imperilling
impish
impolite
imposing
impressive
improper
impudent
impure
in pain
inadequate
inadequately
inappropriately
incapacitated
incomplete
inconsiderate
inconsolable
incorrect
incorrectly
indecency
indecent
indecently
indecorous
indifferent
indisposed
ineffective
ineffectual
infamous
infantile
infectious
infective
inferior
inferiorly
infernal
infirm
inimical
iniquitous
iniquitousness
iniquity
injured
injurious
inoperative
insidious
insolent
insufficient
insufficiently
insurgent
intense
interdicted
intimidating
intolerably
intractable
invalid
invidious
irreverent
irritating
jaundiced
jealous
jejune
jeopardizing
joyless
junky
juvenile
kiddish
killer
kitsch
kitschy
knavish
lachrymose
lacking
lackluster
lame
lesser
lethal
libertine
light-headed
loathsome
loose
lousily
lousy
low
low-grade
low-minded
low-rent
low-spirited
lugubrious
malefaction
malevolent
malicious
malign
malignant
marred
meager
meagerly
meagre
mean
mean-spirited
meanly
mediocre
melancholic
melancholy
menacing
meretricious
mighty
mildewy
misbehaving
mischievous
miscreant
miserable
miserably
miserly
moldering
moldy
monkeying
monkeyish
morbid
morose
mournful
murky
mutinous
nasty
naughtily
naughty
nauseated
nauseating
nauseous
nefarious
negative
niggardly
nocuous
noisome
nonbinding
nonvalid
noxious
nugatory
null
null and void
objectionable
obnoxious
obscene
obstreperous
odious
odiously
off
offensive
ominous
on the blink
opprobrious
ornery
ostentatious
out of sorts
outlawed
painful
paltry
parlous
pathetic
peaked
peaky
perilous
pernicious
perverse
perversion
perverted
pervertedness
pestiferous
pestilent
pestilential
phoney
phony
pixieish
plaintive
poisonous
polluted
poor
poorly
poxy
prankish
prejudicial
prohibited
proscribed
puerile
punk
putrefied
putrefying
putrescent
putrid
qualmish
queasy
queazy
rancid
rancorous
rank
rascally
rebellious
recalcitrant
refractory
regretful
remorseful
repellant
repellent
reprehensible
reprehensibly
reprobate
repugnant
repulsive
resentful
restive
revolting
revulsive
risky
roguish
rot
rotten
rottenly
rotting
rowdy
rubbishy
rude
rueful
ruffianly
ruinous
run-down
sad
saddened
sassy
satanism
saturnine
scandalous
scantily
scantly
scanty
scathing
schlock
schlocky
scornful
scoundrelly
scrofulous
scurrility
scurrilous
scurrilousness
scurvy
seamy
seasick
second-class
second-rate
seedy
selfish
serious
severe
shabbily
shabby
shaky
sham
shameful
shlock
shlocky
shocking
shoddily
shoddy
short
showy
sick
sickened
sickening
sickish
sickly
sin
sinful
sinfulness
sinister
skimp
skimpily
skimpy
sleazily
sleazy
slipshod
sly
snakelike
snide
snotty
somber
sombre
sordid
sorrowful
sorry
sour
soured
sourish
spare
sparely
spiteful
splashy
spoiled
squalor
squeamish
stingily
stingy
stinky
suboptimal
subpar
substandard
sucky
suicidal
sullen
sunk
supercheap
swank
swanky
symptomatic
taboo
tabu
tacky
tainted
tawdry
tearful
terrible
terribly
thoughtless
threatening
tough
toxic
transgressing
trashily
trashy
troubled
troublesome
troubling
trumpery
turned
ugly
ultracheap
unacceptable
unacceptably
unauthorized
unbearably
unbecoming
unclean
uncongenial
uncontrollable
uncouth
under par
under the weather
uneasy
unethical
unfavorable
unfortunate
unfriendly
ungodly
ungovernable
unhappy
unhealthful
unhealthy
unholy
unkind
unkindly
unlawful
unlovely
unloving
unmannerly
unpalatable
unpleasant
unpleasing
unprincipled
unquiet
unrighteous
unruly
unsafe
unsatisfactorily
unsatisfactory
unsavory
unscrupulous
unseemly
unsound
unspeakable
unspeakably
unsuitably
untoward
unwelcome
unwell
unwholesome
upset
upsetting
useless
valueless
venomous
vexatious
vexing
vicious
vile
vilely
vileness
villainous
villainy
vindictive
virulent
vitiated
vitriolic
void
vulgar
vulgarly
wack
waggish
wailing
wanting
wayward
weak
weakly
weeping
wicked
wickedness
wild
wilful
willful
woebegone
woeful
woozy
worried
worthless
wretched
wretchedly
wrong
wrongheaded
yucky
yukky

Antonyms for bad

A1
OK
abetted
able-bodied
acceptable
acceptably
acquiescent
adequate
adequately
adult
advantageous
affable
affectionate
agreeable
all right
allowed
altruistic
amenable
amiable
amorous
angelic
angelical
animated
anodyne
appetizing
appropriately
approved
authorized
average
bang-up
banner
beaming
behaved
behaving
beneficial
benevolent
benign
benignant
better
binding
blameless
blissful
blithe
blithesome
blooming
boon
borderline
boss
bouncing
buoyant
buoyed
capital
carefree
careless
cavalier
charming
chaste
cheerful
cheery
cherubic
chipper
choice
classic
classical
clean
commendable
compassionate
complaisant
complete
compliant
complying
conditioned
congenial
congruously
considerate
content
convalescing
cordial
correct
correctly
courteous
crackerjack
creditable
curative
cured
dandy
decency
decent
decently
decorous
decorously
delectable
delicious
delighted
delightful
devil-may-care
discreet
divine
docile
dreamy
dutiful
easygoing
ecstatic
elated
elegant
elevated
encouraged
endorsed
energetic
enraptured
entire
entranced
esteemed
ethical
euphoric
exactly
excellent
exceptional
excited
exemplary
exhilarated
exuberant
exultant
fabulous
fair
faithfully
fancy
faultless
favorable
felicitous
felicitously
fine
first-class
first-rate
fit
fittingly
flawless
flourishing
flush
fortunate
fresh
friendly
frisky
genial
glad
gladdened
gladsome
gleeful
good
good-hearted
good-natured
goodness
governable
gracious
grand
grateful
gratified
gratifying
gratifyingly
great
grinning
groovy
grown-up
guiltless
hale
handcrafted
handsome
happy
happy-go-lucky
hardy
harmless
healthful
healthy
heartened
hearty
heavenly
helpful
high
high-grade
high-minded
high-quality
high-test
honest
honesty
honorable
hopeful
humane
humanitarian
hurtless
ideally
immaculate
impeccable
improved
incorruptible
indorsed
innocent
innocuous
inoffensive
insouciant
intact
integrity
irreproachable
jaunty
jim-dandy
jocose
jocular
jocund
jolly
jovial
joyful
joyous
jubilant
just
keen
kind
kindhearted
kindly
lame
laughing
law-abiding
legal
legitimate
licensed
lighthearted
lightsome
lily-white
lively
lofty
loving
lusty
magnanimous
mannerly
marvellous
marvelous
mature
mean
mediocre
meetly
mending
merry
middling
mild
minimal
minor
mirthful
moderate
modest
moral
morality
neat
nice
nicely
nifty
noble
noncorrosive
nondestructive
nonfatal
noninfectious
nonlethal
nonpoisonous
nonpolluting
nontoxic
nonvenomous
obedient
obliging
okay
optimistic
orderly
overjoyed
palatable
palatably
palliative
par excellence
passable
passably
peppy
perfect
perky
permissible
permitted
philanthropic
philanthropical
pleasant
pleased
pleasing
pleasurable
polished
polite
precisely
premium
preserved
prime
principled
pristine
probity
promoted
proper
propitious
pure
rapturous
recovering
rectitude
recuperating
refined
rehabilitated
relieved
remedial
reputable
respectable
respectably
respected
respectful
rhapsodic
rhapsodical
right
righteous
righteousness
rightly
robust
rosy
rugged
safe
salubrious
salutary
sanctioned
sanguine
satisfactorily
satisfactory
satisfied
satisfying
satisfyingly
scrupulous
secure
seemly
sensational
slick
slight
smiling
so-so
sound
special
spirited
splendid
spotless
sprightful
sprightly
springy
squeaky-clean
stalwart
standard
stellar
sterling
strong
sublime
submissive
sufficient
suitable
suitably
sunny
superb
superior
superlative
supernal
supported
sweet
swell
sympathetic
tasteful
tender
tenderhearted
terrific
thoughtful
thrilled
thriving
tip-top
tolerable
tolerably
top
top-notch
tough
tractable
true
unblemished
unconcerned
uncontaminated
uncorrupted
undamaged
undecayed
undecomposed
undefiled
unerring
unexceptional
unfallen
unimpaired
unmalicious
unobjectionable
unpolluted
unspoiled
unsurpassed
untainted
untouched
upbeat
upright
uprightness
upstanding
useful
valid
venerable
virtue
virtuous
virtuousness
vital
vivacious
warm
warmhearted
weak
welcome
well
well-behaved
well-conditioned
well-made
white
whole
wholesome
wimpy
wonderful
working
worthy
zippy

Meanings of bad

noun
1. Error, mistake.
2. An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted good.
adjective
1. Unfavorable; negative; not good.
2. Not suitable or fitting.
3. Not appropriate, of manners etc.
4. Unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
5. Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
6. Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.
7. Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
8. Evil; wicked.
9. Faulty; not functional.
10. (of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
11. (of breath) Malodorous; foul.
12. False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
13. Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
14. Of poor physical appearance.
15. Bold and daring.
16. Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
17. (of a need, want, or pain) Severe, urgent.
18. Overly promiscuous, licentious.
19. (of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
adverb
1. Badly.
adjective
1. Fantastic.
verb
1. To issue a command; to tell.
2. To invite; to summon.
3. To utter a greeting or salutation.
4. To shell (a walnut).

Example Sentences

Bad weather forced the cancellation of the outdoor event.
Eating too much junk food can lead to bad health outcomes.
She had a bad feeling about the outcome of the meeting.
The movie received bad reviews from critics but still attracted a large audience.
He made a bad decision by investing all his savings in the failing company.

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