BAD as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
   Synonym(s)
   • badness (what does badness mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • take the bad with the good
   Hypernyms(s) bad is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • quality (what does quality mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • good (what does good mean?)
   • goodness (what does goodness mean?)
   • good (what does good mean?)
   • goodness (what does goodness mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • unworthiness (what does unworthiness mean?)
   • undesirability (what does undesirability mean?)
   • worse (what does worse mean?)
   • evil (what does evil mean?)
   • liability (what does liability mean?)
   • inadvisability (what does inadvisability mean?)

BAD as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough” is occasionally used colloquially for `bad”)
   Synonym(s)
   • tough (what does tough mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • my throat feels bad
   • she felt bad all over
   • he was feeling tough after a restless night
   Similar To
   • uncomfortable (what does uncomfortable mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
   Synonym(s)
   • spoiled (what does spoiled mean?)
   • spoilt (what does spoilt mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • bad meat
   • a refrigerator full of spoilt food
   Similar To
   • stale (what does stale mean?)
3. Meaning
   • not working properly
   Synonym(s)
   • defective (what does defective mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a bad telephone connection
   • a defective appliance
   Similar To
   • malfunctioning (what does malfunctioning mean?)
   • nonfunctional (what does nonfunctional mean?)
4. Meaning
   • reproduced fraudulently
   Synonym(s)
   • forged (what does forged mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • like a bad penny…
   • a forged twenty dollar bill
   Similar To
   • counterfeit (what does counterfeit mean?)
   • imitative (what does imitative mean?)
5. Meaning
   • having undesirable or negative qualities
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Antonym(s)
   • good (what does good mean?)
   Similar To
   • atrocious (what does atrocious mean?)
   • abominable (what does abominable mean?)
   • awful (what does awful mean?)
   • dreadful (what does dreadful mean?)
   • painful (what does painful mean?)
   • terrible (what does terrible mean?)
   • unspeakable (what does unspeakable mean?)
   • corked (what does corked mean?)
   • corky (what does corky mean?)
   • deplorable (what does deplorable mean?)
   • distressing (what does distressing mean?)
   • lamentable (what does lamentable mean?)
   • pitiful (what does pitiful mean?)
   • sad (what does sad mean?)
   • sorry (what does sorry mean?)
   • fearful (what does fearful mean?)
   • frightful (what does frightful mean?)
   • terrible (what does terrible mean?)
   • hard (what does hard mean?)
   • tough (what does tough mean?)
   • hopeless (what does hopeless mean?)
   • horrid (what does horrid mean?)
   • icky (what does icky mean?)
   • crappy (what does crappy mean?)
   • lousy (what does lousy mean?)
   • rotten (what does rotten mean?)
   • shitty (what does shitty mean?)
   • stinking (what does stinking mean?)
   • stinky (what does stinky mean?)
   • incompetent (what does incompetent mean?)
   • unskilled (what does unskilled mean?)
   • mediocre (what does mediocre mean?)
   • mischievous (what does mischievous mean?)
   • naughty (what does naughty mean?)
   • negative (what does negative mean?)
   • poor (what does poor mean?)
   • pretty (what does pretty mean?)
   • rubber (what does rubber mean?)
   • no-good (what does no-good mean?)
   • severe (what does severe mean?)
   • swingeing (what does swingeing mean?)
   • unfavorable (what does unfavorable mean?)
   • unsuitable (what does unsuitable mean?)
   • ill (what does ill mean?)
   • uncool (what does uncool mean?)
   See Also
   • disobedient (what does disobedient mean?)
   • evil (what does evil mean?)
   • wicked (what does wicked mean?)
   • unfavorable (what does unfavorable mean?)
   • unfavourable (what does unfavourable mean?)
   • worse (what does worse mean?)
   • worst (what does worst mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • quality (what does quality mean?)
6. Meaning
   • characterized by wickedness or immorality
   Synonym(s)
   • immoral (what does immoral mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • led a very bad life
   Similar To
   • evil (what does evil mean?)
   • wicked (what does wicked mean?)
7. Meaning
   • keenly sorry or regretful
   Synonym(s)
   • sorry (what does sorry mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • felt bad about letting the team down
   • was sorry that she had treated him so badly
   • felt bad about breaking the vase
   Similar To
   • unhappy (what does unhappy mean?)
8. Meaning
   • capable of harming
   Usage Example(s)
   • bad habits
   • bad air
   • smoking is bad for you
   Similar To
   • harmful (what does harmful mean?)
9. Meaning
   • physically unsound or diseased
   Synonym(s)
   • unfit (what does unfit mean?)
   • unsound (what does unsound mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • has a bad back
   • a bad heart
   • bad teeth
   • an unsound limb
   • unsound teeth
   Similar To
   • unhealthy (what does unhealthy mean?)
10. Meaning
    • very intense
    Synonym(s)
    • big (what does big mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • a bad headache
    • in a big rage
    • had a big (or bad) shock
    • a bad earthquake
    • a bad storm
    Similar To
    • intense (what does intense mean?)
11. Meaning
    • not financially safe or secure
    Synonym(s)
    • high-risk (what does high-risk mean?)
    • insecure (what does insecure mean?)
    • risky (what does risky mean?)
    • speculative (what does speculative mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • a bad investment
    • high risk investments
    • anything that promises to pay too much can”t help being risky
    • speculative business enterprises
    Similar To
    • unsound (what does unsound mean?)
12. Meaning
    • nonstandard
    Usage Example(s)
    • so-called bad grammar
    Similar To
    • nonstandard (what does nonstandard mean?)
13. Meaning
    • below average in quality or performance
    Usage Example(s)
    • a bad chess player
    • a bad recital
    Similar To
    • inferior (what does inferior mean?)
14. Meaning
    • not capable of being collected
    Synonym(s)
    • uncollectible (what does uncollectible mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • a bad (or uncollectible) debt
    Similar To
    • invalid (what does invalid mean?)

BAD as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • very much
   • strongly
   Synonym(s)
   • badly (what does badly mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
2. Meaning
   • with great intensity (`bad” is a nonstandard variant for `badly”)
   Synonym(s)
   • badly (what does badly mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the injury hurt badly
   • the buildings were badly shaken
   • it hurts bad
   • we need water bad
   Pertainym(s)
   • bad (what does bad mean?)
   • big (what does big mean?)