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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“But at the same time, I do feel like I have more to give, and that’s not a bad thing.”
From Los Angeles Times
After her luxury trip to Mexico, Wieland submitted a review claiming her condition had got worse.
From BBC
This could get much worse for Iran’s regime.
Party leaders have all but asked the candidates at the bottom of the polls to bow out, but understandably the response has been, “Why me? I’m no worse than the others.”
From Los Angeles Times
As Needham pointed out, “no chip company will launch a product and say it is worse than the competition.”
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
