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badly behaved

ADJECTIVE

naughty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

headstrong impish mischievous playful rowdy wicked

WEAK

annoying contrary disobedient disorderly evil exasperating fiendish fractious froward indecorous insubordinate intractable obstreperous perverse rascally raunchy recalcitrant refractory rough sinful teasing tough ungovernable unmanageable unruly wanton wayward willful worthless wrong

Antonyms

STRONGEST

behaved calm good moderate nice obedient

WEAK

clean controlled moral pure

Example Sentences

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After years of showing toxic male behavior onscreen, this TV season has seen plenty of badly behaved men — well, at least the fictional ones — receive retribution.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

“I felt sort of useless in his presence because I’m quite bumbly and quite badly behaved on set.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023

Clarkson, Hammond and May lost some of their appeal when they moved to Amazon, where it didn't seem as much fun to be badly behaved.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2023

Casting Rudd as a star with limited acting talent and a reputation for being a badly behaved narcissist is a simple gambit.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2023

Many people were under the impression that I owned a badly behaved rabbit.”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

badly behaved

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