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- pronunciation:
- baed
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
worse, worst |
| definition 1: |
not giving what is desired or required.
I thought that movie was really bad, but my brother liked it.That picture was taken with a bad camera.- antonyms:
- good, swell
- similar words:
- atrocious, awful, base, defective, deficient, dreadful, imperfect, inadequate, inferior, lousy, mean, poor, rotten, sorry, terrible, useless, worthless, wretched
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| definition 2: |
not good; naughty.
Please don't be bad while the guests are here.- synonyms:
- disobedient, mischievous, naughty, wicked
- antonyms:
- good, well-behaved
- similar words:
- spoiled
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| definition 3: |
in pain or poor health.
Max stayed home from school because he felt bad.- synonyms:
- ill, sick, unhealthy, unwell
- antonyms:
- fine, healthy, well
- similar words:
- feeble, infirm, queasy, sickly, under the weather, weak
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| definition 4: |
terrible or serious.
This is bad weather.- synonyms:
- severe, terrible
- similar words:
- acute, atrocious, dire, extreme, grave, nasty, serious, wicked
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| definition 5: |
sorry; guilty.
He felt bad about his cheating.- synonyms:
- sorry
- similar words:
- apologetic, guilty, lousy, sad
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| definition 6: |
not positive.
He got a very bad grade on that test.- antonyms:
- good
- similar words:
- atrocious, disapproving
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| definition 7: |
not healthy; harmful.
Sugar is bad for your teeth.- synonyms:
- damaging, detrimental, harmful, unhealthy
- antonyms:
- beneficial
- similar words:
- atrocious, destructive, nasty
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| definition 8: |
wicked; evil.
He has done some mean things, but he is not a bad person.- synonyms:
- evil, wicked, wrong
- antonyms:
- good
- similar words:
- atrocious, base, corrupt, criminal, foul, ghastly, ill, immoral, malicious, mean, nasty
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| definition 9: |
rotten; spoiled.
The meat went bad.- synonyms:
- decayed, decomposed, rotten, spoiled
- antonyms:
- fresh
- similar words:
- atrocious, musty, rank, sour, stale
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| related words: |
counterfeit, disreputable, fabulous, malignant, rough, tough |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
that which is wrong or evil.
There is more good than bad in him. |
| derivation: |
badness (n.) |
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