bad
Definitions
Noun
- That which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
Adjective
- Having undesirable or negative qualities
- Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
Adverb
- With great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
- Very much; strongly
Fragment
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "bad".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bad | 1 | 142 |
| 2 | badly | 2 | 34 |
| 3 | badness | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | badge | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | bade | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | badgering | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | badges | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | badlands | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | badminton | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | forbad | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | forbade | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | abad | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | abadaka | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | abadi | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | abadie | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | abbado | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | allahabad | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | bad-ass | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | bada | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | badal | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | badalamenti | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | badami | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | badass | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | badavatz | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | badders | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | badeah | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | badeau | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | badeaux | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | badelain | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | baden | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | baden's | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | bader | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | badertscher | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | badger | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | badger's | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | badgered | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | badgers | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | badgett | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | badgley | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | badia | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | badillo | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | badland | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | badley | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | badman | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | badmintons | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | badolato | 4 | 0 |
| 47 | badour | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | badu | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | badura | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | bady | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | barbados | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | bobadilla | 4 | 0 |
| 53 | carlsbad | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | hyderabad | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | islamabad | 4 | 0 |
| 56 | islamabad's | 4 | 0 |
| 57 | jalalabad | 4 | 0 |
| 58 | labadie | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | obadiah | 4 | 0 |
| 60 | shabad | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | sinbad | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | thibadeau | 3 | 0 |
| 63 | troubadour | 3 | 0 |
| 64 | wiesbaden | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | yabbadabbadoo | 5 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "bad".
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|---|
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "bad".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "bad" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "bad" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "bad" in the same piece of text.
Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 65
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 6
Consonant Matches: 7
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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