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synonyms for in bad

  • contemptible
  • despicable
  • shady
  • shameful
  • sordid
  • vile
  • abject
  • bad
  • base
  • beggarly
  • cheap
  • derogatory
  • discreditable
  • disgraceful
  • disorderly
  • dissolute
  • ignominious
  • in low esteem
  • in the doghouse
  • infamous
  • inglorious
  • lewd
  • libidinous
  • licentious
  • mean
  • no good
  • notorious
  • opprobrious
  • pitiable
  • scandalous
  • scurvy
  • shabby
  • shocking
  • shoddy
  • sorry
  • unprincipled
  • vicious
On this page you'll find 47 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to in bad, such as: contemptible, despicable, shady, shameful, sordid, and vile.

antonyms for in bad

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  • good
  • honorable
  • reputable
  • respectable
  • worthy
  • decent
  • ethical
  • principled
  • respected
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How to use in bad in a sentence

The "bad form" of telling a lie to the head-master is a later illustration of the same thing.
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLY
The men arrived in very bad condition, and many of them blinded with the salt water which had dashed into their eyes.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, 1493-1898, VOLUME XX, 1621-1624VARIOUS
Their sin began on Holy Thursday, with so little secrecy and so bad an example, that the affair was beginning to leak out.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, 1493-1898, VOLUME XX, 1621-1624VARIOUS
Such throats are trying, are they not?In case one catches cold; Ah, yes!
BOYS AND GIRLS BOOKSHELF; A PRACTICAL PLAN OF CHARACTER BUILDING, VOLUME I (OF 17)VARIOUS
Conditions in the new country had gone from bad to worse, and if the season should experience another drought, the worst was come.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUX
If any one has lost his temper, as well as his money, he takes good care not to show it; to do so here would be indeed bad form.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLS
True; but as we are far enough now from that point, we must e'en make the best of the bad.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOLUME 60, NO. 372, OCTOBER 1846VARIOUS
I found that I had been allowed to acquire certain bad habits and besetting sins—most people do.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLS
An with that I laid down on the settee, an felt orful bad, an the more I tho't about it, the wus I felt.
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUS
The commander-in-chief still kept him attached to the headquarter staff, and constantly employed him on special service.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISON
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