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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

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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

A week ago Guardiola admitted it had been a "poor" season and he had done a "bad" job.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2025

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

They couldn’t possibly fire her for doing a bad job.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals