BAD vs AWFUL: NOUN
- Preterit of bid.
- That which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
- That which is bad. A bad condition: as, to go to the bad (see below). A bad thing: as, there are bads and goods among them.
- N/A
BAD vs AWFUL: ADJECTIVE
- Having no validity; void.
- Not working properly; defective.
- Being so far behind in repayment as to be considered a loss.
- Severe; intense.
- Being in poor health or in pain.
- Very good; great.
- Sorry; regretful.
- Being in poor condition; diseased.
- Full of or exhibiting faults or errors.
- Not financially safe or secure
- Nonstandard
- Below average in quality or performance
- Not capable of being collected
- Feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
- (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
- Not working properly
- Reproduced fraudulently
- Having undesirable or negative qualities
- Disagreeable, unpleasant, or disturbing.
- Keenly sorry or regretful
- Capable of harming
- Physically unsound or diseased
- Not achieving an adequate standard; poor.
- Immoral or evil.
- Vulgar or obscene.
- Disobedient or naughty.
- Unfavorable.
- Not fresh; rotten or spoiled.
- Injurious in effect; detrimental.
- Characterized by wickedness or immorality
- Very intense
- Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious; wicked; -- the opposite of good.
- Not good; unfavorable; negative.
- Seemingly non-appropriate, in manners, etc.
- Not suitable or fitting.
- This sense?) (slang) Fantastic.
- Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
- Faulty; not functional.
- Malodorous, foul.
- Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
- Evil; wicked.
- Offensive or even (of persons) malicious
- Inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
- Extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
- Inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
- Extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible.
- Commanding awe.
- Filled with awe, especially.
- Filled with or displaying great reverence.
- Afraid.
- Causing fear or dread or terror
- Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible.
- Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence, or with fear and admiration; fitted to inspire reverential fear; profoundly impressive.
- Struck or filled with awe; terror-stricken.
- Worshipful; reverential; law-abiding.
- Frightful; exceedingly bad; great; -- applied intensively
- Struck or filled with awe.
- Terror-stricken.
- Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively.
- Very bad.
- Formidable in nature or extent.
- Exceptionally bad or displeasing
BAD vs AWFUL: VERB
- Alternative past tense of bid. See bade.
- To shell (a walnut).
- N/A
BAD vs AWFUL: ADVERB
- With great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
- Very much; strongly
- Badly.
- Extremely; very.
- Very, extremely; as, an awful big house.
- Used as intensifiers
BAD vs AWFUL: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Strongly
- [Bad is the ordinary antithesis of good, in all its senses, whether positively, ‘evil,’ ‘harmful,’ or negatively, ‘not good,’ ‘not satisfactory,’ and whether substantively, ‘being evil,’ or causally, ‘causing harm.’ The senses run into one another, the precise application being determined by the context.]
- Very much
- Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
- Serious or severe
- Unfavorable; unfortunate: as, bad news; bad success.
- Evil; ill; vicious; wicked; depraved: applied to persons, conduct, character, influence, etc.: as, a bad man; bad conduct; a bad life; a bad heart; bad influence, etc.
- Offensive; disagreeable; troublesome; painful; grievous: as, bad treatment; a bad temper; it is too bad that you had to wait so long.
- Hurtful; noxious; having an injurious or unfavorable tendency or effect: with for: as, bad air or bad food; late hours are bad for the health; this step would be bad for your reputation or prospects.
- Not valid; not sound: as, a bad claim; a bad plea.
- Incorrect; faulty: as, a bad aim; bad English; a bad pronunciation.
- Not good; defective; worthless; poor; of no value: as, bad coin; bad debts; a bad soil; a bad crop; a bad piece of work; bad health.
- Ill; in ill health; sick; in unsound condition: as, to feel bad; to be bad with rheumatism; a bad hand or leg.
- (idiom) (my bad) Used to acknowledge that one is at fault.
- (idiom) (half/so) Reasonably good.
- (idiom) (in bad) In trouble or disfavor.
- (idiom) (that's too bad) Used to express sadness or sympathy.
- (idiom) (that's too bad) Used in response to a protest or complaint to express insistence that the speaker's expectation be met.
- (imperative) Bade.
- Striking or inspiring with awe; filling with dread, or dread mingled with profound reverence: as, the awful majesty of Jehovah; the awful approach of death.
- Of a dreadful character; causing fear or horror; terrible; appalling: as, an awful disaster; I heard an awful shriek.
- Inspiring or commanding respect, reverence, or obedience.
- Expressive of or indicating deep awe, as for the Deity.
- Impressed with or exhibiting respect or reverence, as for authority; law-abiding; respectful in the extreme.
- Having some character in an extreme or noticeable degree; excessive; very great; extraordinary; preposterous: as, he is an awful dandy; that is an awful bonnet.
- Synonyms and Awful, Dreadful, Fearful, Frightful, solemn, imposing, majestic; dread, dire, dreadful, terrible. The first four of these words are often loosely or colloquially used to express dislike, detestation, or horror, but should in the main retain the same distinctions of meaning as the nouns from which they are derived. Thus, awful is full of awe, full of that which inspires awe, exciting a feeling of deep solemnity and reverence, often with a certain admixture of fear, acting especially upon the imagination (see reverence, n.); the suggestion may shift in all degrees from awe to horror: as, an awful steamboat explosion.
- Dreadful is applied to what inspires dread, that is, an oppressive fear of coming evil, and loosely to what is very bad. Fearful, full of fear, impressing fear: as, “a certain fearful looking for of judgment,” Heb. x. 27. Frightful, not full of fright, but inspiring fright or sudden and almost paralyzing fear. An awful sight; a dreadful disaster; a fearful leap; a frightful chasm.
BAD vs AWFUL: RELATED WORDS
- Sad, Wicked, Negative, Mediocre, Tough, Shitty, Atrocious, Rotten, Poor, Crappy, Dreadful, Awful, Horrid, Lousy, Terrible
- Painful, Frightening, Nasty, Unspeakable, Abominable, Horrific, Unpleasant, Amazing, Awesome, Bad, Lousy, Atrocious, Horrendous, Dreadful, Terrible
BAD vs AWFUL: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Sad, Wicked, Negative, Mediocre, Tough, Shitty, Atrocious, Rotten, Poor, Crappy, Dreadful, Awful, Horrid, Lousy, Terrible
- Painful, Frightening, Nasty, Unspeakable, Abominable, Horrific, Unpleasant, Amazing, Awesome, Bad, Lousy, Atrocious, Horrendous, Dreadful, Terrible
BAD vs AWFUL: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Office Bad Check Restitution Program to assist local merchants with bad check losses.
- Goto is not bad, its how people use them that can be bad.
- These few bad actors are going to give us a bad name.
- Unbelievably bad service and bad faith demonstrated over a fraudulent charge.
- OK to put pictures on your resume is BAD, very bad.
- My view is that bad managers create bad employees.
- City Furniture for bad service, bad furniture, bad attention.
- It is bad for the user experience, bad for SEO, and bad for developers who have to maintain pages.
- Mere negligence or bad judgment is insufficient for a finding of bad faith, at least under the bad faith statute.
- Bad things happen in every society, and bad people often get away with doing bad things.
- Awful Truth Series by offering copies of The Awful Truth About the Sushing Prize.
- You can find loads of awful jobs and awful clients on Elance, as well as people who are willing to bid shockingly low amounts.
- The awful people I put as my references know beforehand to cover up for my awful work ethic.
- Requested a ring back also and never received Awful awful company will never buy from again.
- So I made it and oh boy it was awful, truly awful.
- Writing a complaint letter for rude customer service manager that Awful company Somewhere Awful UR.
- Awful, AWFUL customer service and extremely false advertising.
- Wells fargo is an awful, awful, finance company!
- Awful, awful, awful, go somewhere else do not waste your time and money.
- Awful triggers, awful actions, lacklustre stocks and lots of awful plastic.
BAD vs AWFUL: QUESTIONS
- Was target hiding bad news from vulnerable customers?
- Are exclamation marks bad in professional environments?
- Does overthinking prevent bad things from happening?
- Is polyethylene terephthalate bad for the environment?
- Are Bad Bunny and Gabriela from 'Bad Bunny' engaged?
- Is Bad Moon's transformation scene in American Werewolf in London bad?
- Is it easier to leave a bad spouse than a bad neighbor?
- How to prevent bad smell or bad taste from a new Kettle?
- Are bad debts still bad when you use cash accounting principles?
- Is Seven Samurai better than the Good Bad Bad and ugly?
- How many answers are there for awful smell crossword clue?
- What is the famous catchphrase from Ooh you are Awful?
- What movies did Cary Grant direct before the Awful Truth?
- How many answers are there for awful smell crossword puzzle?
- Is Harlands the most awful company you have ever known?
- Do you think Patterson is more aggressively awful than Chandler?
- Is there a Wikipedia entry for Something Awful forums?
- Do you think the short volleyball shorts are awful?
- When did the word'awe'become associated with awful?
- Where can you find the awful awful Burger in Nevada?