bad

Adjective
  1. Having undesirable or negative qualities (synset 301129296)
    "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"
    also:
    • worst - (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition
    • worse - (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
    • unfavorable, unfavourable - not encouraging or approving or pleasing
    • evil - morally bad or wrong
    • disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority
    tells us about: quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
    similar to:
  2. Very intense (synset 301514159)
    "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"
    similar to: intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
    same as: big
  3. Feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') (synset 300480301)
    "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night"
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    similar to: uncomfortable - providing or experiencing physical discomfort
    same as: tough
  4. (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition (synset 301073039)
    "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food"
    similar to: stale - lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
    same as: spoiled, spoilt
  5. Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone (synset 301153978)
    "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase"
    also: penitent, repentant - feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
    same as: regretful, sorry
  6. Not capable of being collected (synset 302509881)
    "a bad (or uncollectible) debt"
    similar to: invalid - having no cogency or legal force
    same as: uncollectible
  7. Below average in quality or performance (synset 302354208)
    "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital"
    similar to: inferior - of low or inferior quality
  8. Nonstandard (synset 302306323)
    "so-called bad grammar"
    referred to in: linguistics - the scientific study of language
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    similar to: nonstandard - not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community
  9. Not financially safe or secure (synset 302282286)
    "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises"
    similar to: unsound - not sound financially
    same as: high-risk, risky, speculative
  10. Physically unsound or diseased (synset 301177766)
    "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth"
    similar to: unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind
    same as: unfit, unsound
  11. Capable of harming (synset 301164319)
    "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you"
    similar to: harmful - causing or capable of causing harm
  12. Characterized by wickedness or immorality (synset 301135303)
    "led a very bad life"
    similar to: evil - morally bad or wrong
  13. Reproduced fraudulently (synset 301120968)
    "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill"
    similar to: counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior
    same as: forged
  14. Not working properly (synset 301096265)
    "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance"
    similar to: malfunctioning, nonfunctional - not performing or able to perform its regular function
    same as: defective
Noun
  1. That which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency (synset 105151326)
    "take the bad with the good"
    is a type of: quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
    subtypes:
    • unworthiness - the quality or state of lacking merit or value
    • undesirability - the quality possessed by something that should be avoided
    • worse - something inferior in quality or condition or effect
    • evil - that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune
    • unsoundness - not mentally or physically healthy
    • liability - the quality of being something that holds you back
    • inadvisability - the quality of being ill-advised
    same as: badness
Adverb
  1. With great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly') (synset 400016920)
    "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad"
    same as: badly
  2. Very much;
    Strongly (synset 400016702)
    "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"
    same as: badly

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