Synonyms and antonyms of Bad or of a low quality in British Thesaurus

sad (adjective)

very bad in a way that makes you feel angry, upset, or shocked

poor (adjective)

of low quality

terribly (adverb)

in a very bad way

poorly (adverb)

badly

embarrassing (adjective)

used for describing something that is very bad

appalling (adjective)

very bad or disappointing

disgusting (adjective)

very bad or shocking

horrendous (adjective)

extremely bad or shocking

disgraceful (adjective)

extremely bad or shocking

shoddy (adjective)

shoddy work, services, or products are of a very low standard

abominable (adjective)

formal extremely bad, offensive, or unpleasant

abysmal (adjective)

extremely bad or low in quality

atrocious (adjective)

very bad in quality

bad (adjective)

of very low quality

baneful (adjective)

literary bad or evil

bastardized (adjective)

badly copied from something and of bad quality

beneath contempt ()

if someone or something is beneath contempt, they are so bad or so unimportant that they do not deserve any attention

beyond/past redemption ()

too bad to be used or improved

bum (adjective)

informal bad or unfair

catastrophic (adjective)

used for describing something that is very bad

chronic (adjective)

Britishinformal very bad

contemptible (adjective)

very bad and deserving no respect

crap (adjective)

impolite bad in quality

crappy (adjective)

very informal very bad

crummy (adjective)

informal not good in quality

damnable (adjective)

old-fashioned extremely bad or annoying

damning (adjective)

showing that something is wrong or bad, or that someone has done something wrong or bad

deficient (adjective)

formal not good enough

deplorable (adjective)

formal extremely bad and shocking

diabolical (adjective)

informal very bad

dire (adjective)

saying that something very bad is going to happen

dire (adjective)

informal of a very low standard

dismal (adjective)

very bad

egregious (adjective)

very formal extremely bad

execrable (adjective)

very formal extremely bad in quality

foul (adjective)

spoken very bad or unpleasant

ghastly (adjective)

very bad or unpleasant

god-awful (adjective)

informal extremely bad or unpleasant. Some people consider this word offensive.

hateful (adjective)

extremely bad, unpleasant, or cruel

ill (adverb)

formal badly

ill (adjective)

bad, or harmful

irreparable (adjective)

formal irreparable harm or damage is extremely bad and cannot be repaired or improved

loathsome (adjective)

very bad or unpleasant

low-class (adjective)

informal low in quality

low-grade (adjective)

low in quality

mal- (prefix)

bad, or badly: used with some nouns, adjectives, and verbs

mis- (prefix)

bad, or badly: used with some nouns and verbs

no good ()

of a low quality or standard

pants (adjective)

Britishvery informal of very low quality

pitiful (adjective)

extremely bad

profound (adjective)

very severe

puny (adjective)

poor in quality or amount, and not very effective or impressive

rotten (adjective)

informal of a low quality, standard, or ability

rubbishy (adjective)

informal of very bad quality

second-class (adjective)

low in quality or importance

second-rate (adjective)

not of good quality

shabby (adjective)

of low quality

shit (adjective)

impolite very bad or unpleasant

shitty (adjective)

impolite very bad, boring, or annoying

shocking (adjective)

Britishinformal very bad

shonky (adjective)

Australianvery informal dishonest, not reliable, or of bad quality

subhuman (adjective)

dirtier or worse than you think humans deserve

terrible (adjective)

very bad in quality or ability

third-class (adjective)

of very low quality

third-rate (adjective)

of very low quality

unspeakable (adjective)

informal very bad in quality

wack (adjective)

informal bad, stupid or of low quality

weak (adjective)

bad in quality