Definition of bads

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• bads is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
• bads is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
• bads is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of bads

• with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly') (adverb)

  Examples

  1. the injury hurt badly
  2. the buildings were badly shaken
  3. it hurts bad
  4. we need water bad

  Synonyms

  1. badly
• that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency (noun)

  Examples

  1. take the bad with the good

  Synonyms

  1. badness
• very intense (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a bad headache
  2. had a big (or bad) shock
  3. a bad earthquake
  4. a bad storm

  Synonyms

  1. big
• not capable of being collected (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a bad (or uncollectible) debt

  Synonyms

  1. uncollectible
• reproduced fraudulently (adjective)

  Examples

  1. like a bad penny...

  Synonyms

  1. forged
• physically unsound or diseased (adjective)

  Examples

  1. has a bad back
  2. a bad heart
  3. bad teeth

  Synonyms

  1. unfit
  2. unsound
• not working properly (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a bad telephone connection

  Synonyms

  1. defective
• feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone (adjective)

  Examples

  1. he felt bad about breaking the vase

  Synonyms

  1. regretful
  2. sorry
• not financially safe or secure (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a bad investment

  Synonyms

  1. high-risk
  2. risky
  3. speculative
• feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') (adjective)

  Examples

  1. my throat feels bad
  2. she felt bad all over

  Synonyms

  1. tough
• (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition (adjective)

  Examples

  1. bad meat

  Synonyms

  1. spoiled
  2. spoilt
• very much; strongly (adverb)

  Examples

  1. I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it
  2. the cables had sagged badly
  3. they were badly in need of help
  4. he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it

  Synonyms

  1. badly
• below average in quality or performance (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a bad chess player
  2. a bad recital
• capable of harming (adjective)

  Examples

  1. bad air
  2. smoking is bad for you
• characterized by wickedness or immorality (adjective)

  Examples

  1. led a very bad life
• having undesirable or negative qualities (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a bad report card
  2. his sloppy appearance made a bad impression
  3. a bad little boy
  4. clothes in bad shape
  5. a bad cut
  6. bad luck
  7. the news was very bad
  8. the reviews were bad
  9. the pay is bad
  10. it was a bad light for reading
  11. the movie was a bad choice
• nonstandard (adjective)

  Examples

  1. so-called bad grammar

See definition of bads in Merriam Webster