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Synonyms for Bad (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency):
badness

WordNet sense 2 (not capable of being collected):
uncollectible

WordNet sense 3 (of low or inferior quality):
inferior

WordNet sense 4 (not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community):
nonstandard

WordNet sense 5 (not financially safe or secure):
risky, speculative, high-risk

WordNet sense 6 (not sound financially):
unsound

WordNet sense 7 (very intense):
big

WordNet sense 8 (in an extreme degree):
intense

WordNet sense 9 (physically unsound or diseased):
unfit

WordNet sense 10 (not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind):
unhealthy

WordNet sense 11 (feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone):
regretful

WordNet sense 12 (characterized by wickedness or immorality):
immoral

WordNet sense 13 (morally bad or wrong):
evil

WordNet sense 14 (not favorable):
unfavorable

WordNet sense 15 (very bad in degree or extent):
severe

WordNet sense 16 (returned for lack of funds):
no-good

WordNet sense 17 (unsatisfactory):
poor

WordNet sense 18 (having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant):
negative

WordNet sense 19 (badly behaved):
naughty

WordNet sense 20 (distressing):
ill

WordNet sense 21 (very bad):
crappy, lousy, rotten

WordNet sense 22 (exceedingly bad):
horrid

WordNet sense 23 (unfortunate or hard to bear):
hard, tough

WordNet sense 24 (bad; unfortunate):
deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry

WordNet sense 25 (exceptionally bad or displeasing):
abominable, atrocious, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible

WordNet sense 26 (reproduced fraudulently):
forged

WordNet sense 27 (not genuine; imitating something superior):
counterfeit, imitative

WordNet sense 28 (not working properly):
defective

WordNet sense 29 (not performing or able to perform its regular function):
nonfunctional, malfunctioning

WordNet sense 30 ((of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition):
spoiled, spoilt

WordNet sense 31 (showing deterioration from age):
stale

WordNet sense 32 (providing or experiencing physical discomfort):
uncomfortable

WordNet sense 33 (with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')):
badly


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