bad
nouns
adjectives
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"
is similar to
exceptionally bad or displeasing
"atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
is similar to
(of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin
"a corked port"
is similar to
bad; unfortunate
"my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
is similar to
extremely distressing
"fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"
is similar to
(informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform
"she handed me a hopeless jumble of papers"; "he is a hopeless romantic"
is similar to
very bad
"a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world"
is similar to
poor to middling in quality
"there have been good and mediocre and bad artists"
is similar to
having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant
"ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"
is similar to
unsatisfactory
"a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor"
is similar to
very bad in degree or extent
"a severe worldwide depression"; "the house suffered severe damage"
is similar to
severe; punishingly bad
"swingeing taxation"; "swingeing damages awarded by the judge"
is similar to
not favorable
"made an unfavorable impression"; "unfavorable reviews"
is similar to
not conducive to good moral development
"the movie is unsuitable for children"
see also
(superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition
"the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year"
see also
(comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
"this road is worse than the first one we took"; "the road is in worse shape than it was"; "she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying"
see also
not encouraging or approving or pleasing
"unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments", "unfavorable impression"
see also
not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority
"disobedient children"
is an attribute of
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
"the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
very intense
"a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"
is derived from
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"
is derived from
(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
"bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food"
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"
below average in quality or performance
"a bad chess player"; "a bad recital"
is derived from
nonstandard
"so-called bad grammar"
is similar to
not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community
"a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups"; "the common core of nonstandard words and phrases in folk speech"- A.R.Dunlap
domain usage
a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
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"
physically unsound or diseased
"has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth"
capable of harming
"bad air"; "smoking is bad for you"
is similar to
causing or capable of causing harm
"too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"
characterized by wickedness or immorality
"led a very bad life"
is derived from
adverbs
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"
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