bad
Usage
What are other ways to say bad?
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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It won’t make poorly run or cheap organizations and bad front offices smarter or more stable.
From Los Angeles Times
The six-month moving average of jobs growth is picking up, hinting that the worst of the hiring drought is behind us, he said in a note to clients.
From MarketWatch
Airports have warned things could get worse over upcoming holiday periods.
From BBC
"If you think about it, he had the team competition as well as the singles, and it was a very toxic schedule. It's very bad that this happened to him," said Sato.
From Barron's
In life, she says, "you always have to choose, to decide which path to follow. There is the good and the bad."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
