bad
\ˈbad\
adjective
: low or poor in quality: not correct or proper: not pleasant, pleasing, or enjoyable
Full Definition
1 a : failing to reach an acceptable standard :poor <a bad repair job>
b : unfavorable <make a bad impression>
c : not fresh : spoiled <bad fish>
d : not sound : dilapidated <the house was inbad condition>2 a : morally objectionable : evil <bad men>
b : mischievous, disobedient <a bad dog>3 : inadequate or unsuited to a purpose <abad plan> <bad lighting>4 : disagreeable, unpleasant <bad news>5 a : injurious, harmful <a bad influence>
b : serious, severe <in bad trouble> <a badcough>6 : incorrect, faulty <bad grammar>7 a : suffering pain or distress <felt generallybad>
b : unhealthy, diseased <bad teeth>8 : sorrowful, sorry <feels bad about forgettingto call>9 a : invalid, void <a bad check>
b : not able to be collected <a bad debt>10 bad·der bad·dest slang
a : good, great
b : tough, meanOther forms: worse \ˈwərs\; worst \ˈwərst\
bad·ness noun
Examples
a bad repair jobbad workThe house is in bad condition/shape.
Origin: Middle English.
First use: 14th century
Synonyms: bastard, bush, bush-league,crummy (also crumby), deficient,dissatisfactory, ill, inferior, lame, lousy, off,paltry, poor, punk, sour, suboptimal, subpar,substandard, unacceptable, unsatisfactory,wack [slang], wanting, wretched, wrong, below(or under) par, from hunger
Antonyms: acceptable, adequate, all right,decent, fine, OK (or okay), passable,respectable, satisfactory, standard, tolerable
Synonyms: badly, deficiently, inadequately,lousily, poorly, unacceptably, unsatisfactorily,wretchedly
Antonyms: acceptably, adequately, all right,fine, good, nicely, OK (or okay), palatably,passably, satisfactorily, so-so, tolerably, well
Synonyms: evil, evildoing, ill, immorality,iniquity, sin, villainy, wrong
Antonyms: good, morality, right, virtue
2
bad
noun
: morally bad forces or influences: the unpleasant things that happen topeople: things that are morally wrong
Full Definition
1 : something that is bad2 : an evil or unhappy state3 : fault 4 <the mistake was my bad>
Examples
She was struggling when she first started the job, but she's not doing so bad now.He hasn't succeeded because he doesn'twant it bad enough.He cut himself real bad.
First use: 15th century
Synonyms: bastard, bush, bush-league,crummy (also crumby), deficient,dissatisfactory, ill, inferior, lame, lousy, off,paltry, poor, punk, sour, suboptimal, subpar,substandard, unacceptable, unsatisfactory,wack [slang], wanting, wretched, wrong, below(or under) par, from hunger
Antonyms: acceptable, adequate, all right,decent, fine, OK (or okay), passable,respectable, satisfactory, standard, tolerable
Synonyms: badly, deficiently, inadequately,lousily, poorly, unacceptably, unsatisfactorily,wretchedly
Antonyms: acceptably, adequately, all right,fine, good, nicely, OK (or okay), palatably,passably, satisfactorily, so-so, tolerably, well
Synonyms: evil, evildoing, ill, immorality,iniquity, sin, villainy, wrong
Antonyms: good, morality, right, virtue
3
bad
adverb
: badly <not doing so bad> <doesn't want itbad enough>
Examples
There's more good than bad in him.We need to teach our children the differencebetween good and bad.You have to take the good with the bad.
First use: 1681
Synonyms: bastard, bush, bush-league,crummy (also crumby), deficient,dissatisfactory, ill, inferior, lame, lousy, off,paltry, poor, punk, sour, suboptimal, subpar,substandard, unacceptable, unsatisfactory,wack [slang], wanting, wretched, wrong, below(or under) par, from hunger
Antonyms: acceptable, adequate, all right,decent, fine, OK (or okay), passable,respectable, satisfactory, standard, tolerable
Synonyms: badly, deficiently, inadequately,lousily, poorly, unacceptably, unsatisfactorily,wretchedly
Antonyms: acceptably, adequately, all right,fine, good, nicely, OK (or okay), palatably,passably, satisfactorily, so-so, tolerably, well
Synonyms: evil, evildoing, ill, immorality,iniquity, sin, villainy, wrong
Antonyms: good, morality, right, virtue
ESTÁ A LER
Vocabulary
Outros génerosTO LEARN NEW WORDS THAT ARE ACTUALLY AS SIMPLE AS 1, 2, 3, AND AS EASY TO LEARN