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Detailed Synonyms for badness in English

badness:

badness [the ~] nom

  1. the badness
    the badness; the wickedness
  2. the badness
    – an attribute of mischievous children 1
    the badness; the naughtiness; the mischievousness
    – an attribute of mischievous children 1
  3. the badness
    – used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather 1
    the severity; the badness; the severeness
    – used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather 1
  4. the badness
    – that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency 1
    the bad; the badness
    – that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency 1
    • bad [the ~] nom
      • take the bad with the good1
    • badness [the ~] nom

badness

  1. badness

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Alternate Synonyms for "badness":


Antonyms for "badness":


Related Definitions for "badness":

  1. an attribute of mischievous children1
  2. used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather1
  3. that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency1

badness form of bad:

bad adj

  1. bad
    – feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') 1
    tough; bad
    – feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') 1
    • tough adj
      • he was feeling tough after a restless night1
    • bad adj
      • my throat feels bad1
      • she felt bad all over1
  2. bad
    – (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition 1
    bad; spoilt; spoiled
    – (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition 1
  3. bad
    – not working properly 1
    bad; defective
    – not working properly 1
    • bad adj
      • a bad telephone connection1
    • defective adj
      • a defective appliance1
  4. bad
    – reproduced fraudulently 1
    bad; forged
    – reproduced fraudulently 1
    • bad adj
      • like a bad penny...1
    • forged adj
      • a forged twenty dollar bill1
  5. bad
    – having undesirable or negative qualities 1
    bad
    – having undesirable or negative qualities 1
    • bad adj
      • a bad report card1
      • his sloppy appearance made a bad impression1
      • a bad little boy1
      • clothes in bad shape1
      • a bad cut1
      • bad luck1
      • the news was very bad1
      • the reviews were bad1
      • the pay is bad1
      • it was a bad light for reading1
      • the movie was a bad choice1
  6. bad
    – characterized by wickedness or immorality 1
    bad
    – characterized by wickedness or immorality 1
    • bad adj
      • led a very bad life1
  7. bad
    – feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone 1
    bad; sorry; regretful
    – feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone 1
    • bad adj
      • he felt bad about breaking the vase1
    • sorry adj
    • regretful adj
      • felt regretful over his vanished youth1
      • regretful over mistakes she had made1
  8. bad
    – capable of harming 1
    bad
    – capable of harming 1
    • bad adj
      • bad air1
      • smoking is bad for you1
  9. bad
    – physically unsound or diseased 1
    bad; unfit; unsound
    – physically unsound or diseased 1
    • bad adj
      • has a bad back1
      • a bad heart1
      • bad teeth1
    • unfit adj
    • unsound adj
      • an unsound limb1
      • unsound teeth1
  10. bad
    – very intense 1
    bad; big
    – very intense 1
    • bad adj
      • a bad headache1
      • had a big (or bad) shock1
      • a bad earthquake1
      • a bad storm1
    • big adj
      • in a big rage1
      • had a big (or bad) shock1
  11. bad
    – not financially safe or secure 1
    bad; risky; speculative; high-risk
    – not financially safe or secure 1
    • bad adj
      • a bad investment1
    • risky adj
      • anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky1
    • speculative adj
      • speculative business enterprises1
    • high-risk adj
  12. bad
    – nonstandard 1
    bad
    – nonstandard 1
    • bad adj
      • so-called bad grammar1
  13. bad
    – below average in quality or performance 1
    bad
    – below average in quality or performance 1
    • bad adj
      • a bad chess player1
      • a bad recital1
  14. bad
    – not capable of being collected 1
    bad; uncollectible
    – not capable of being collected 1
    • bad adj
      • a bad (or uncollectible) debt1
    • uncollectible adj
      • a bad (or uncollectible) debt1

bad adv

  1. bad
    – very much; strongly 1
    bad; badly
    – very much; strongly 1
    • bad adv
      • he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it1
    • badly adv
      • I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it1
      • the cables had sagged badly1
      • they were badly in need of help1
  2. bad
    – with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly') 1
    bad; badly
    – with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly') 1
    • bad adv
      • it hurts bad1
      • we need water bad1
    • badly adv
      • the injury hurt badly1
      • the buildings were badly shaken1

bad [the ~] nom

  1. the bad
    – that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency 1
    the bad; the badness
    – that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency 1
    • bad [the ~] nom
      • take the bad with the good1
    • badness [the ~] nom

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Alternate Synonyms for "bad":


Antonyms for "bad":


Related Definitions for "bad":

  1. feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')1
    • my throat feels bad1
    • she felt bad all over1
  2. (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition1
    • bad meat1
  3. not working properly1
    • a bad telephone connection1
  4. reproduced fraudulently1
    • like a bad penny...1
  5. having undesirable or negative qualities1
    • a bad report card1
    • his sloppy appearance made a bad impression1
    • a bad little boy1
    • clothes in bad shape1
    • a bad cut1
    • bad luck1
    • the news was very bad1
    • the reviews were bad1
    • the pay is bad1
    • it was a bad light for reading1
    • the movie was a bad choice1
  6. characterized by wickedness or immorality1
    • led a very bad life1
  7. feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone1
    • he felt bad about breaking the vase1
  8. capable of harming1
    • bad air1
    • smoking is bad for you1
  9. physically unsound or diseased1
    • has a bad back1
    • a bad heart1
    • bad teeth1
  10. very intense1
    • a bad headache1
    • had a big (or bad) shock1
    • a bad earthquake1
    • a bad storm1
  11. not financially safe or secure1
    • a bad investment1
  12. nonstandard1
    • so-called bad grammar1
  13. below average in quality or performance1
    • a bad chess player1
    • a bad recital1
  14. not capable of being collected1
    • a bad (or uncollectible) debt1
  15. very much; strongly1
    • he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it1
  16. with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')1
    • it hurts bad1
    • we need water bad1
  17. that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency1
    • take the bad with the good1