bad
Usage
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When describing things that are lacking in moral qualities or are actually vicious and reprehensible, bad is the broadest and simplest term: a bad man; bad habits. Evil applies to that which violates or leads to the violation of moral law: evil practices. Ill now appears mainly in certain fixed expressions, with a milder implication than that in evil: ill will; ill-natured. Wicked implies willful and determined doing of what is very wrong: a wicked plan.
Example Sentences
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Besides, a bit of thoughtful self-reflection is never a bad thing.
From Los Angeles Times
In the worst year of my life, it was sports that saved me.
From Los Angeles Times
Residents, with January’s terrifyingly slow evacuation still fresh in their minds, fear added density would only make evacuations worse.
From Los Angeles Times
And that barely scratches the surface of how bad things are going to get as our planet cooks and our ecosystem collapses.
From Salon
It is important to store documents and passwords — life-insurance policies, bank-account details, mortgage documents, Social Security number, retirement accounts, will and trust documents, etc. — in a safe place beyond the reach of a bad actor.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
