bad, adj.
(worse, worst)
freq. cnt. 58
(worse, worst)
freq. cnt. 58
having undesirable or negative qualities
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 51 freq. cnt.: 51
bad
sample sentences
"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"
semantic pointers
also see
attribute
similar to
awful, unspeakable, terrible, dreadful, atrocious, abominable, painful
corked, corky
deplorable, sorry, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad
fearful, frightful
hard, tough
hopeless
horrid
lousy, rotten, stinking, icky, crappy, shitty, stinky
ill
incompetent, unskilled
mediocre
naughty
negative
pretty
rubber, no-good
severe
swingeing
uncool
unsuitable
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
bad tough
sample sentences
"my throat feels bad""she felt bad all over"
"he was feeling tough after a restless night"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
very intense
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
bad big
sample sentences
"a bad headache""in a big rage"
"had a big (or bad) shock"
"a bad earthquake"
"a bad storm"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
bad spoiled spoilt
not working properly
<adj.all>
bad defective
sample sentences
"a bad telephone connection""a defective appliance"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
reproduced fraudulently
<adj.all>
bad forged
sample sentences
"like a bad penny...""a forged twenty dollar bill"
semantic pointers
similar to
characterized by wickedness or immorality
<adj.all>
bad
sample sentences
"led a very bad life"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
bad regretful sorry
sample sentences
"felt regretful over his vanished youth""regretful over mistakes she had made"
"he felt bad about breaking the vase"
lexical pointers
antonym
semantic pointers
also see
capable of harming
<adj.all>
bad
physically unsound or diseased
<adj.all>
bad unfit unsound
sample sentences
"has a bad back""a bad heart"
"bad teeth"
"an unsound limb"
"unsound teeth"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
not financially safe or secure
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
bad high-risk risky speculative
sample sentences
"a bad investment""high risk investments"
"anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"
"speculative business enterprises"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
nonstandard
<adj.all>
bad
sample sentences
"so-called bad grammar"
semantic pointers
similar to
domain of synset (topic)
domain of synset (usage)
below average in quality or performance
<adj.all>
bad
sample sentences
"a bad chess player""a bad recital"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
not capable of being collected
<adj.all>
bad uncollectible