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bad job

NOUN
error
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blunder failure fault flaw glitch inaccuracy lapse miscalculation miscue misdeed mismanagement misstep misunderstanding offense omission sin transgression wrongdoing
STRONG
X absurdity boner boo-boo delinquency delusion deviation erratum fall fallacy falsehood falsity goof howler misapprehension misconception miss oversight screamer slight slip solecism stumble trespass untruth
WEAK
faux pas misbelief misjudgment screwup slipup
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accuracy achievement behavior correctness obedience perfection right strength success
STRONG
certainty fact honesty reality surety truth
WEAK
correction validity

Example Sentences

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Popular artificial-intelligence tools like ChatGPT also do a bad job of answering questions about student loans, research has found.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

During a meeting about the company’s reporting structure, Brockman mentioned that Altman had told him and Sutskever that they could fire Altman if they ever thought he was doing a bad job.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Like the American superpower or not, when it existed during the heyday of the postwar world it did not do a bad job in maintaining a semblance of order.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2025

"People can judge me. They can say I've done a bad job, I'm not up to it or whatever. That's fine," Postecoglou said.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025

Merridew, his eyes staring, made the best of a bad job.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding