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Definitions

baddest

[bad-ist] / ˈbæd ɪst /
ADJECTIVE
best
Synonyms
STRONGEST
finest first first-rate leading outstanding perfect terrific
STRONG
10 ace boss capital champion chief cool culminating nonpareil optimum premium prime primo principal super superlative tops
WEAK
A-1 beyond compare choicest first-class foremost greatest highest incomparable inimitable matchless number 1 out-of-sight paramount peerless preeminent sans pareil second to none supreme transcendent unequaled unparalleled unrivaled unsurpassed
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inferior poor
STRONG
least minor poorest secondary unimportant worst
WEAK
incorrect not right

Example Sentences

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Mr. Page gave us an informed tour of Shakespeare’s baddest bad guys in his solo show “All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain,” seen off-Broadway and soon to become a book.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The former captain described the home draw with bottom-of-the-table Wolves on 30 December as "the baddest of the bad".

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

"That was the baddest of the bad that," the former United captain said on the Gary Neville podcast.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

“He was everything. In Oakland, he was one of the baddest guitar players in the baddest band on the scene. He was the man.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025

He was still barking furiously, one tiny dog against the biggest, baddest hurricane Miami had ever seen, but his focus had shifted.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.