BAD

bad, tough

(adjective) 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”

bad, spoiled, spoilt

(adjective) (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; “bad meat”; “a refrigerator full of spoilt food”

bad, defective

(adjective) not working properly; “a bad telephone connection”; “a defective appliance”

bad, forged

(adjective) reproduced fraudulently; “like a bad penny...”; “a forged twenty dollar bill”

bad

(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”

bad

(adjective) characterized by wickedness or immorality; “led a very bad life”

regretful, sorry, bad

(adjective) feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; “felt regretful over his vanished youth”; “regretful over mistakes she had made”; “he felt bad about breaking the vase”

bad

(adjective) capable of harming; “bad air”; “smoking is bad for you”

bad, unfit, unsound

(adjective) physically unsound or diseased; “has a bad back”; “a bad heart”; “bad teeth”; “an unsound limb”; “unsound teeth”

bad, big

(adjective) very intense; “a bad headache”; “in a big rage”; “had a big (or bad) shock”; “a bad earthquake”; “a bad storm”

bad, risky, high-risk, speculative

(adjective) not financially safe or secure; “a bad investment”; “high risk investments”; “anything that promises to pay too much can’t help being risky”; “speculative business enterprises”

bad

(adjective) nonstandard; “so-called bad grammar”

bad

(adjective) below average in quality or performance; “a bad chess player”; “a bad recital”

bad, uncollectible

(adjective) not capable of being collected; “a bad (or uncollectible) debt”

badly, bad

(adverb) very much; strongly; “I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it”; “the cables had sagged badly”; “they were badly in need of help”; “he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it”

badly, bad

(adverb) with great intensity (‘bad’ is a nonstandard variant for ‘badly’); “the injury hurt badly”; “the buildings were badly shaken”; “it hurts bad”; “we need water bad”

bad, badness

(noun) that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; “take the bad with the good”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Adjective

bad (comparative worse, superlative worst)

Unfavorable; negative; not good.

Not suitable or fitting.

Not appropriate, of manners etc.

Unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.

Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.

Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.

Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.

Evil; wicked.

Faulty; not functional.

(of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.

(of breath) Malodorous; foul.

False; counterfeit; illegitimate.

Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.

Of poor physical appearance.

(informal) Bold and daring.

(slang, dated) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.

(of a, need, want, or pain) Severe, urgent.

(US, slang) Overly promiscuous, licentious.

(slang, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.

Usage notes

The comparative badder and superlative baddest are nonstandard.

Synonyms

• (not good): unfavorable, negative; see also bad

• (not suitable or fitting): inappropriate, unfit; see also unsuitable

• (not appropriate, of manners etc.)

• (liable to cause health problems): unhealthful, unwholesome; see also harmful

• (unhealthy; unwell): ill, poorly, sickly; see also ill

• (tricky; stressful; unpleasant): foul, loathsome; see also unpleasant

• (evil; wicked): wicked, evil, vile, vicious; see also evil

• (not functional): faulty, inoperative; see also out of order

• (of food): rotten; see also rotten

• (of breath): malodorous, foul; see also malodorous

• (false; counterfeit): false, spurious; see also fake

• (of limited ability): bungling, inept; see also unskilled

• (of poor physical appearance): repulsive, unsightly; see also ugly

• (bold, daring): badass; see also brave

• (good): see also good

• (of a need or want): dire, severe, urgent; see also urgent

• (overly promiscuous): see also promiscuous

• (of a draft/check): rubber, hot

• disgusting

• wrong

• corrupt

• base

• abandoned

• vicious

• abominable

• detestable

• deficient

• inferior

• lousy

• off

• poor

• punk

• substandard

• unacceptable

• ungodly

• unsatisfactory

• wanting

• wretched

Antonyms

• good

• right

• worthy

• competent

• benevolent

• true

• honest

• just

• sincere

• beneficial

• advantageous

• profitable

• virtuous

• reputable

• upright

• propitious

• choice

• excellent

• exceptional

• first-class

• first-rate

• premium

• prime

• superior

• adequate

• sufficient

Adverb

bad (comparative worse, superlative worst)

(now, colloquial) Badly.

Noun

bad (uncountable)

(slang) Error, mistake.

(countable, uncountable, economics) An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted good.

Etymology 2

Probably identical to bad, etymology 1, above, especially in the sense "bold, daring".

Adjective

bad (comparative badder, )

(slang) Fantastic.

Etymology 3

Verb

bad

(archaic) alternative past of bid. See bade.

Etymology 4

Verb

bad (third-person singular simple present bads, present participle badding, simple past and past participle badded)

(British, dialect, transitive) To shell (a walnut).

Anagrams

• ABD, ADB, Abd., BDA, D.B.A., DAB, DBA, abd., d/b/a, dab, dba

Source: Wiktionary

Bad, imp.

Definition: of Bid. Bade. [Obs.] Dryden.

Bad, a. [Compar. Worse; superl. Worst. ] Etym: [Probably fr. AS. bæddel hermaphrodite; cf. bædling effeminate fellow.]

Definition: Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious; wicked; -- the opposite of good; as a bad man; bad conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad health; bad crop; bad news.

Note: Sometimes used substantively. The strong antipathy of good to bad. Pope.

Syn.

– Pernicious; deleterious; noxious; baneful; injurious; hurtful; evil; vile; wretched; corrupt; wicked; vicious; imperfect.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

BAD

Etymology 1

Adjective

Usage notes

Synonyms

Antonyms

Adverb

Noun

Etymology 2

Adjective

Etymology 3

Verb

Etymology 4

Verb

Anagrams

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