DICTOMETER

MALO (Spanish for "bad")

(bad, harmful, ill, naughty, poor, rascally, villain, wicked, dårlig, ond, sjuk, skadelig, skurk, slem, syk, ulydig)

1. Synonyms:
   • Bad
   • Badness
   Definitions:
   • that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
   Examples:
   • Take the bad with the good
   Antonyms:
   good, goodness
   
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Bad
   Definitions:
   • having undesirable or negative qualities
   Examples:
   • A bad report card
   • His sloppy appearance made a bad impression
   • A bad little boy
   • Clothes in bad shape
   • A bad cut
   • Bad luck
   • The news was very bad
   • The reviews were bad
   • The pay is bad
   • It was a bad light for reading
   • The movie was a bad choice
   Antonyms:
   • GOOD
   • bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(predicate), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing
   • good enough
   • goodish
   • hot
   • redeeming(prenominal)
   • satisfactory, acceptable
   • solid
   • superb
   • well-behaved, well behaved
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Bad
   • Big
   Definitions:
   • very intense
   Examples:
   • A bad headache
   • In a big rage
   • Had a big (or bad) shock
   • A bad earthquake
   • A bad storm
   Antonyms:
   • Mild
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Bad
   • Tough
   Definitions:
   • feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
   Examples:
   • My throat feels bad
   • She felt bad all over
   • He was feeling tough after a restless night
   Antonyms:
   • Comfortable
   • Comfy
   
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Bad
   • Spoiled
   • Spoilt
   Definitions:
   • (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
   Examples:
   • Bad meat
   • A refrigerator full of spoilt food
   Antonyms:
   • Fresh
   
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Regretful
   • Sorry
   • Bad
   Definitions:
   • feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
   Examples:
   • Felt regretful over his vanished youth
   • Regretful over mistakes she had made
   • He felt bad about breaking the vase
   Antonyms:
   • RETFUL
   
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Bad
   • Uncollectible
   Definitions:
   • not capable of being collected
   Examples:
   • A bad (or uncollectible) debt
   Antonyms:
   • Valid
   
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Bad
   Definitions:
   • below average in quality or performance
   Examples:
   • A bad chess player
   • A bad recital
   Antonyms:
   • Superior
   
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Bad
   Definitions:
   • nonstandard
   Examples:
   • So-called bad grammar
   Antonyms:
   • Standard
   • Received
   
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Bad
   • Risky
   • High-risk
   • Speculative
   Definitions:
   • not financially safe or secure
   Examples:
   • A bad investment
   • High risk investments
   • Anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky
   • Speculative business enterprises
   Antonyms:
   • Sound
   
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Bad
    • Unfit
    • Unsound
    Definitions:
    • physically unsound or diseased
    Examples:
    • Has a bad back
    • A bad heart
    • Bad teeth
    • An unsound limb
    • Unsound teeth
    Antonyms:
    • Healthy
    
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Bad
    Definitions:
    • capable of harming
    Examples:
    • Bad air
    • Smoking is bad for you
    Antonyms:
    • Harmless
    
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Bad
    Definitions:
    • characterized by wickedness or immorality
    Examples:
    • Led a very bad life
    Antonyms:
    • Good
    
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Bad
    • Forged
    Definitions:
    • reproduced fraudulently
    Examples:
    • Like a bad penny...
    • A forged twenty dollar bill
    Antonyms:
    • Genuine
    • Echt
    
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Bad
    • Defective
    Definitions:
    • not working properly
    Examples:
    • A bad telephone connection
    • A defective appliance
    Antonyms:
    • Functioning
    
    
    

1. Synonyms:
   • Badly
   • Bad
   Definitions:
   • with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
   Examples:
   • The injury hurt badly
   • The buildings were badly shaken
   • It hurts bad
   • We need water bad
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Badly
   • Bad
   Definitions:
   • very much
   • strongly
   Examples:
   • I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it
   • The cables had sagged badly
   • They were badly in need of help
   • He wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it