baddest

[bad-ist] / ˈbæd ɪst /

ADJECTIVE

best

Synonyms

STRONGEST

finest first first-rate leading outstanding perfect terrific

STRONG

10 ace boss capital champion chief cool culminating nonpareil optimum premium prime primo principal super superlative tops

WEAK

A-1 beyond compare choicest first-class foremost greatest highest incomparable inimitable matchless number 1 out-of-sight paramount peerless preeminent sans pareil second to none supreme transcendent unequaled unparalleled unrivaled unsurpassed

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inferior poor

STRONG

least minor poorest secondary unimportant worst

WEAK

incorrect not right

Example Sentences

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“We had some of the baddest dudes in baseball — not only in Sacramento, but in baseball. We were proud of that,” Baker said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

“I think that there is a lot of competition; who’s the biggest, who’s the baddest, who can handle the most,” Herberhold explained.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Mr. Page gave us an informed tour of Shakespeare’s baddest bad guys in his solo show “All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain,” seen off-Broadway and soon to become a book.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

White said UFC fighters "are some of the baddest men and women on the planet and they are heading to Quantico to train the best FBI agents in mixed martial arts".

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Said he was the baddest boxer in his camp, and couldn't nobody see him with the hands.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds

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