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100 Best Synonyms for “Bad”

February 12, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for “Bad”

No. Term Definition
1. Abhorrent Deeply repugnant or hateful.
2. Abominable Extremely unpleasant; detestable.
3. Adverse Unfavorable; harmful in effect.
4. Agonizing Causing severe pain or distress.
5. Alarming Causing fear or concern.
6. Amiss Wrong; not as it should be.
7. Appalling Shockingly dreadful or bad.
8. Atrocious Very cruel or extremely poor.
9. Awful Very unpleasant; terrible.
10. Banal Dull; lacking originality.
11. Barbaric Brutally cruel; uncivilized.
12. Beastly Very unpleasant; nasty.
13. Blemished Marred; imperfect in appearance.
14. Botched Done badly; bungled.
15. Broken Not functioning; damaged.
16. Brutal Savage; harshly cruel.
17. Careless Not giving enough attention.
18. Corrupt Dishonest; morally decayed.
19. Cruel Willfully causing pain.
20. Crummy Poor in quality; shabby.
21. Damaging Causing harm or loss.
22. Dangerous Likely to cause harm.
23. Deplorable Wretched; deserving strong disapproval.
24. Detrimental Causing damage or harm.
25. Dire Extremely serious; dreadful.
26. Dishonorable Shameful; lacking integrity.
27. Dismal Gloomy; depressing; bleak.
28. Distasteful Unpleasant; offensive to taste.
29. Dreadful Very bad; causing fear.
30. Dubious Doubtful; not to be trusted.
31. Egregious Outstandingly bad; shocking.
32. Erroneous Incorrect; based on error.
33. Evil Morally wrong; wicked.
34. Execrable Extremely bad; detestable.
35. Failing Not meeting expectations; weak.
36. Faulty Defective; not working properly.
37. Fetid Having a foul smell.
38. Flawed Having a defect; imperfect.
39. Foul Offensive; dirty or rotten.
40. Frightful Very unpleasant; alarming.
41. Ghastly Horrible; shockingly dreadful.
42. Godawful Extremely unpleasant; terrible.
43. Grim Harsh; bleak; forbidding.
44. Grotesque Distorted; repulsively ugly.
45. Gruesome Causing horror; grisly.
46. Harmful Causing injury or damage.
47. Heinous Shockingly evil; atrocious.
48. Hideous Extremely ugly; repulsive.
49. Horrible Very unpleasant; dreadful.
50. Horrid Horrible; causing disgust.
51. Hostile Unfriendly; antagonistic.
52. Inadequate Not sufficient; lacking required quality.
53. Inept Clumsy; incompetent.
54. Inexcusable Not justifiable; unforgivable.
55. Inferior Lower in quality or value.
56. Insidious Harmful in a subtle way.
57. Intolerable Too bad to endure.
58. Jarring Unpleasantly harsh or discordant.
59. Junky Low-quality; trashy.
60. Lamentable Regrettable; deserving pity.
61. Lousy Very poor; unsatisfactory.
62. Malicious Intending to do harm.
63. Mediocre Only average; not good.
64. Menacing Threatening; dangerous.
65. Messy Disordered; unpleasantly untidy.
66. Miserable Wretched; very unhappy.
67. Monstrous Shockingly cruel or dreadful.
68. Nasty Unpleasant; mean or dirty.
69. Negligent Carelessly failing in duty.
70. No-good Worthless; disreputable.
71. Objectionable Offensive; disagreeable.
72. Obnoxious Highly unpleasant; annoying.
73. Odious Extremely unpleasant; hateful.
74. Offensive Causing anger or disgust.
75. Oppressive Harshly burdensome or unjust.
76. Paltry Meager; contemptibly small.
77. Pathetic Pitifully inadequate or weak.
78. Perilous Full of danger; risky.
79. Pernicious Highly harmful; destructive.
80. Poor Of low quality or standard.
81. Putrid Rotten; foul-smelling.
82. Questionable Doubtful; suspicious.
83. Rank Strongly offensive in smell or taste.
84. Regrettable Unfortunate; causing regret.
85. Reprehensible Deserving strong condemnation.
86. Repugnant Extremely distasteful; disgusting.
87. Rotten Decayed; morally corrupt.
88. Rough Harsh; not smooth or refined.
89. Ruinous Causing great damage or loss.
90. Sad Unfortunate; disappointing.
91. Scandalous Shamefully bad; outrageous.
92. Seedy Squalid; disreputable.
93. Shabby Worn; of poor quality.
94. Shameful Disgraceful; dishonorable.
95. Shoddy Poorly made; inferior.
96. Sickening Causing nausea or disgust.
97. Sinister Suggesting evil or harm.
98. Sleazy Morally shabby; sordid.
99. Sordid Dirty; morally degraded.
100. Subpar Below an acceptable standard.
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