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100 Other Words for “Bad”

January 30, 2026 - pdf

100 Words to Use Instead of

No. Term Definition
1. Abhorrent causing disgust; repugnant
2. Abysmal extremely poor; dreadful
3. Adverse unfavorable; harmful
4. Alarming causing worry or fear
5. Amiss wrong; out of order
6. Appalling shocking and very unpleasant
7. Atrocious extremely bad; horrific
8. Awful very unpleasant; terrible
9. Barbaric cruel; brutally harsh
10. Beastly very unpleasant; nasty
11. Blameworthy deserving blame
12. Bleak grim; lacking hope
13. Blemished marred; imperfect
14. Botched done badly; bungled
15. Brutal cruel; harshly severe
16. Bungled mishandled; done clumsily
17. Calamitous causing disaster
18. Careless not careful; negligent
19. Catastrophic causing great damage
20. Cheap low quality; flimsy
21. Clumsy awkward; poorly executed
22. Coarse crude; lacking refinement
23. Concerning worrying; troubling
24. Contemptible deserving scorn
25. Corrupt dishonest; morally rotten
26. Cruel causing pain; unkind
27. Crummy poor quality; inferior
28. Damaging causing harm
29. Dangerous likely to cause harm
30. Defective having a fault; flawed
31. Deficient lacking; inadequate
32. Deplorable shockingly poor; shameful
33. Disastrous causing great harm
34. Disgraceful shameful; dishonorable
35. Disgusting revolting; nauseating
36. Dishonest not truthful; deceitful
37. Dislikeable unpleasant; off-putting
38. Dismal depressing; dreary
39. Distasteful unpleasant; offensive
40. Distressing causing anxiety or sorrow
41. Dreadful very bad; terrible
42. Dubious doubtful; suspect
43. Egregious outstandingly bad; shocking
44. Embarrassing causing shame or awkwardness
45. Erroneous incorrect; mistaken
46. Evil morally wrong; wicked
47. Execrable extremely bad; detestable
48. Faulty not working properly
49. Fetid foul-smelling; offensive
50. Flawed imperfect; having defects
51. Foolish lacking good sense
52. Foul offensive; dirty
53. Ghastly horrible; shocking
54. Grim harsh; bleak
55. Gross unpleasant; crude
56. Harmful causing damage
57. Hateful full of hate; detestable
58. Hideous very ugly; repulsive
59. Horrendous shockingly bad; dreadful
60. Horrible very unpleasant; terrible
61. Inadequate not sufficient; lacking
62. Incompetent not capable; unskilled
63. Incorrect not right; mistaken
64. Inept clumsy; incompetent
65. Inexcusable not justifiable; unforgivable
66. Inferior lower in quality
67. Infernal hellish; extremely unpleasant
68. Insidious harmful in a subtle way
69. Intolerable too bad to endure
70. Lamentable regrettable; disappointing
71. Lousy very poor; unpleasant
72. Malicious intending harm; spiteful
73. Mediocre average; not very good
74. Miserable wretched; very unhappy
75. Misguided based on wrong ideas
76. Morbid unhealthily gloomy; grim
77. Nasty unpleasant; mean
78. Nefarious wicked; criminal
79. Negligent carelessly failing duties
80. No-good worthless; unreliable
81. Objectionable offensive; unacceptable
82. Offensive causing resentment; insulting
83. Ominous threatening; foreboding
84. Outrageous shockingly unacceptable
85. Pathetic pitiful; contemptible
86. Perilous dangerous; risky
87. Poor low quality; insufficient
88. Problematic causing difficulties
89. Questionable doubtful; suspicious
90. Regrettable unfortunate; disappointing
91. Repugnant highly offensive; disgusting
92. Revolting disgusting; repulsive
93. Risky involving danger
94. Rotten decayed; morally corrupt
95. Rough harsh; not smooth
96. Rude impolite; discourteous
97. Scandalous shamefully shocking
98. Seedy shabby; disreputable
99. Shabby worn; of poor quality
100. Shameful disgraceful; dishonorable
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