Synonyms for bad
215 synonyms for “bad”, grouped by meaning. Dark green words mean nearly the same thing; light green ones are close in some uses.
Bad as in “lousy”
adjective: having undesirable or negative qualities
- lousy
- evil
- rotten
- negative
- ill
- miserable
- incompetent
- wrong
- dire
- mean
- ugly
- disgusting
- unsuitable
- sad
- wretched
- poor
- punk
- foul
- unpleasant
- rough
- wicked
- sorry
- vicious
- naughty
- horrid
- dark
- bum
- nasty
- tough
- stinking
- rubbish
- substandard
- cheap
- crummy
- abandoned
- sick
- sinful
- sinister
- obnoxious
- malevolent
- unhappy
- base
- low
- pathetic
- inappropriate
- ineffective
- improper
- inept
- grim
- offensive
- shoddy
- vile
- disagreeable
- immoral
- icky
- shit
- nefarious
- cheesy
- spoiled
- dreadful
- awful
- terrible
- atrocious
- hopeless
- horrible
- obscene
- hideous
- loathsome
- abominable
- rancid
- rubber
- severe
- cool
- ungodly
- sickening
- heinous
- unseemly
- repulsive
- malicious
- flimsy
- trashy
- nauseous
- reprehensible
- slim
- rank
- unwell
- unable
- villainous
- gash
- trash
- garbage
- stale
- ordinary
- smelly
- poorly
- solid
- slight
- unspeakable
- distasteful
- unfortunate
- diabolical
- gross
- ripe
- unsatisfactory
- incapable
- inopportune
- despicable
- clumsy
- corny
- second-rate
- well
- deplorable
- neat
- sordid
- whiff
- nice
- hard
- easy
- sloppy
- pretty
- harsh
- satanic
- daring
- dismal
- hellish
- loose
- horrendous
- unqualified
- indisposed
- repugnant
- depraved
- wonderful
- pitiful
- terrific
- crook
- perfect
- fast
- worst
- worse
- mawkish
- demonic
- ailing
- funky
- god-awful
- cruddy
- devilish
- baleful
- third-rate
- gutsy
- mid
- iniquitous
- woeful
- knavish
- tumid
- malodorous
- baneful
- arrant
- scrubby
- reprobate
- fulsome
- inapt
- unskillful
- chintzy
- no-good
- ill-natured
- sickish
- ham-fisted
- stinky
- low-grade
- valetudinarian
- evil-minded
- ham-handed
- malapropos
Bad as in “harmful”
adjective: capable of harming
- harmful
- detrimental
- damaging
- noxious
- venom
- injurious
- hurtful
- mischievous
- deleterious
- risky
- damage
- noisome
Bad as in “big”
adjective: serious or severe
- hot
- hurt
- big
- peak
- wanting
- injury
- off
Bad as in “defective”
adjective: not working properly
- broken
- defective
- down
- out
- faulty
- stuffed
- malfunctioning
- nonfunctional
Bad as in “forged”
adjective: reproduced fraudulently
- forged
- fake
- counterfeit
- invalid
- bogus
- false
- illegitimate
Bad as in “unfit”
adjective: physically unsound or diseased
- inferior
- unfit
- unhealthy
- unsound
- corrupt
- inadequate
- deficient
- chronic
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