Synonyms for bad

Some common synonyms of bad are: bad [a.] 1. Evil, ill, baneful, baleful, deleterious, pernicious, mischievous, noxious, hurtful, injurious, detrimental, unwholesome. 2. Wicked, depraved, abandoned, corrupt, unprincipled, immoral, dishonest, unfair, disingenuous, rascally, villanous. 3. Unlucky, unfortunate, unhappy. 4. Unwelcome, sad, saddening, disappointing, untoward, depressing, discouraging, distressing. 5. Vile, wretched, sorry, mean, shabby, scurvy, abominable. 6. Poor, inferior, imperfect, defective, incompetent, ill-qualified. 7. Serious, severe, hard, heavy.