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/bæd/
Example: “The weather is bad.”
Synonyms: intense, atrocious, deplorable
Antonyms: good, goodness
Adverb
Example: “He played badly in the first half.”
Synonyms: poorly
Antonyms: well
Verb
Example: “Bad weather can hamper delivery.”
Synonyms: hinder, obstruct
Antonyms: help
Example: “Bad communication can alienate customers.”
Synonyms: isolate, distance
Antonyms: include
Noun
Example: “A storm is coming.”
Synonyms: bad weather, tempest
Antonyms: calm
Example: “The room was impeccably clean.”
Synonyms: perfectly, faultlessly
Antonyms: badly, poorly
Example: “The plan worked fabulously well.”
Synonyms: wonderfully, amazingly
Antonyms: poorly, badly
Example: “She played the role believably.”
Synonyms: convincingly, plausibly
Antonyms: unconvincingly, badly
Example: “It was not my fault.”
Synonyms: blame, mistake
Antonyms: success, virtue
Example: “There is an error in this sentence.”
Synonyms: mistake
Antonyms: correctness
Adjective
Example: “The weather was awful all day.”
Synonyms: terrible, very bad
Antonyms: wonderful
Example: “She can sing very well.”
Synonyms: nicely
Antonyms: badly
Example: “The wall looks ugly now.”
Synonyms: bad-looking
Antonyms: beautiful
Example: “Good luck on your test.”
Synonyms: fortune
Antonyms: bad luck
Example: “He had to pay a fine for parking there.”
Synonyms: penalty, good
Antonyms: bad, reward
Example: “Fear can stop people from taking action.”
Synonyms: terror, anxiety
Antonyms: courage
Example: “The novel describes the struggle between good and evil.”
Synonyms: wicked, bad
Antonyms: good, kind
Preposition
Example: “He felt down after hearing the bad news.”
Synonyms: low, depressed
Antonyms: up, cheerful
Example: “That was the worst day of the week.”
Synonyms: least good
Antonyms: best
Example: “The weather got worse in the evening.”
Synonyms: more serious, inferior
Antonyms: better
Example: “I am sorry for being late.”
Synonyms: apologetic
Antonyms: unapologetic
Example: “The service was lousy, so we left.”
Synonyms: terrible
Antonyms: excellent
Example: “Smoking can become a vice.”
Synonyms: bad habit
Antonyms: virtue
/ɪˈɡriːdʒəs/
Example: “That was an egregious mistake.”
Synonyms: conspicuous, flagrant, obvious
Example: “Poor communication exacerbated the conflict.”
Synonyms: aggravate, exasperate, worsen
Antonyms: ameliorate, improve, meliorate
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