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Synonyms for bad

poor

too bad: a shame

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  • a shame
  • a crime
  • a pity
  • a sin
  • a crying shame
  • a bummer
  • a sad thing

too bad: hard luck

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for bad

below a standard of quality

misbehaving, often in a troublesome way

bringing, predicting, or characterized by misfortune

impaired because of decay

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whatever is destructive or harmful

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Synonyms for bad

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency

having undesirable or negative qualities

very intense

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feeling physical discomfort or pain ('tough' is occasionally used colloquially for 'bad')

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(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition

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feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

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not capable of being collected

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below average in quality or performance

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nonstandard

not financially safe or secure

physically unsound or diseased

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capable of harming

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characterized by wickedness or immorality

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reproduced fraudulently

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not working properly

with great intensity ('bad' is a nonstandard variant for 'badly')

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very much

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Their love for each other continues to blossom, as the zombies get badder, the weapons get better, and the action gets bigger.
This year, they are bigger, better and badder than ever."
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"I feel badder than bad," said Toon fan Stephen, who enjoys performing scooter tricks at skate parks in Westerhope, Blakelaw and Exhibition Park, and who only last week added a new brake to his green and black Mad Gear Pro vehicle with the help of his dad, who is also called Stephen.
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Thank goodness for those extraordinary god-like abilities that Cole's been blessed with, which prove to be a joy to unleash on those enemies unfortunate enough to get in your way, and equally enjoyable to develop and upgrade as the bosses get bigger and badder. But has Infamous 2 got the oomph to make this an action adventure that trumps the original?