bad
Usage
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When describing things that are lacking in moral qualities or are actually vicious and reprehensible, bad is the broadest and simplest term: a bad man; bad habits. Evil applies to that which violates or leads to the violation of moral law: evil practices. Ill now appears mainly in certain fixed expressions, with a milder implication than that in evil: ill will; ill-natured. Wicked implies willful and determined doing of what is very wrong: a wicked plan.
Example Sentences
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But whether you're doing good or bad, it's the exact same.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
In fact, as Trivariate’s Adam Parker puts it, “the precedent for this year being a bad year for stocks is relatively thin.”
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
Buybacks aren’t inherently bad; they’ve been phenomenally accretive for shareholders who stayed the course.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
There’s not a bad view, even though the other side is not completely finished.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Some of the messages I could hardly bear to relay: “The hearing was very bad: he sits in the cell without speaking.”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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