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extremely bad

ADJECTIVE
nagging
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aching agonizing excruciating grievous inflamed severe terrible throbbing troublesome
STRONG
biting burning distressing harrowing hurting irritated piercing saddening smarting stinging tender tormenting trying
WEAK
achy afflictive arduous awful caustic difficult dire disagreeable distasteful dreadful extreme hard hurtful laborious raw sensitive sharp sore tedious uncomfortable unpleasant vexatious
Antonyms
STRONGEST
easy good helpful nice pleasant
STRONG
mild
ADJECTIVE
painful
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agonizing arduous awful difficult dire distasteful distressing excruciating hard harrowing heart-wrenching hurtful severe tedious terrible troublesome uncomfortable unpleasant
WEAK
aching afflictive biting burning caustic disagreeable dreadful extreme grievous hurting inflamed irritated laborious piercing raw saddening sensitive sharp smarting sore stinging tender throbbing tormenting trying vexatious
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agreeable calm easy facile friendly good great helpful mild nice pleasant pleasing simple wonderful
WEAK
delightful painless
ADJECTIVE
smarting
Synonyms
STRONG
aching agonizing biting burning caustic distressing excruciating extreme harrowing hurting inflamed irritated nagging piercing raw saddening sensitive sharp sore stinging tender throbbing tormenting trying
WEAK
achy afflictive arduous awful difficult dire disagreeable distasteful dreadful grievous hard hurtful laborious severe tedious terrible troublesome uncomfortable unpleasant vexatious
Antonyms
STRONG
bland calm experienced good healthy kind low mild moderate nice pleasant pleasing soothing unfeeling

Example Sentences

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Hudson encourages the audience to use Claire’s stubborn buoyancy and perky accent as a life raft when Lightning & Thunder are deluged by extremely bad luck.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Joan Biskupic’s reported piece in CNN this week, about the chief justice’s very extremely bad summer, bears the slightly misleading title “John Roberts Remains Confounded by Donald Trump as Election Approaches.”

From Slate • Oct. 11, 2024

“But what is happening is already extremely bad and it is having major impacts already now. We are in the middle of a crisis.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024

Criminal defense attorney Ken White said that is an extremely bad development for Trump’s legal team.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2024

He finds arguably the worst person in all of Renaissance Italy—the worst person on a very long list of extremely bad people—and signs up to work for him.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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