| Noun | 1. | bad - that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare unworthiness - the quality of being bad by virtue of lacking merit or value undesirability - the quality possessed by something that should be avoided worse - something inferior in quality or condition or effect; "for better or for worse"; "accused of cheating and lying and worse" evil - that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune; "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones"- Shakespeare liability - the quality of being something that holds you back goodness, good - that which is good or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization" | |
| Adj. | 1. | bad - 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"worst - (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition; "the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year" worse - (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" unfavorable, unfavourable - not encouraging or approving or pleasing; "unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments" evil, wicked - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds" disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children" good - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" | |
| 2. | bad - very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"intense - in an extreme degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense" | |
| 3. | bad - 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"colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech uncomfortable - providing or experiencing physical discomfort; "an uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun" | |
| 4. | bad - (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food"stale - showing deterioration from age; "stale bread" | |
| 5. | bad - not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt"invalid - having no cogency or legal force; "invalid reasoning"; "an invalid driver's license" | |
| 6. | bad - below average in quality or performance; "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital" | |
| 7. | bad - nonstandard; "so-called bad grammar"colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech nonstandard - 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 | |
| 8. | bad - 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"unsound - not sound financially; "unsound banking practices" | |
| 9. | bad - physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth"unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers" | |
| 10. | bad - capable of harming; "bad habits"; "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you"harmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking" | |
| 11. | bad - keenly sorry or regretful; "felt bad about letting the team down"; "was sorry that she had treated him so badly"; "felt bad about breaking the vase"unhappy - experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad" | |
| 12. | bad - characterized by wickedness or immorality; "led a very bad life"evil, wicked - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds" | |
| 13. | bad - reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill"counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" | |
| 14. | bad - not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance" | |
| Adv. | 1. | bad - 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" | |
| 2. | bad - 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" | |