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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In fact, we normally welcome virtual learning so that we don’t have to make up snow days on Presidents Day, MLK Day, or, worst of all, at the end of the school year.
And then she said to Bat, “Bat, honey, I wouldn’t put a baby human in a cardboard box. And anyway, would a baby human be so bad?”
From Literature
Carrie was teacher’s pet, but she deserved to be, since she never did a bad thing in her life.
From Literature
The worst part was seeing people with ugly whitish scars.
From Literature
"That means no new paper orders for the rest of the year. So tell me, is another sheet of paper needed because that drawing was so bad—or because your talent is so important?"
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
