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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“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

The former captain described the home draw with bottom-of-the-table Wolves on 30 December as "the baddest of the bad".

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

"That was the baddest of the bad that," the former United captain said on the Gary Neville podcast.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

“It was swagger like the biggest, baddest military movie you ever saw,” said Woolf, 35, senior pastor at Lake Street Church of Evanston.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

I thought Powerhouse was the baddest thing in the world, I can’t even front.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

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