MAUVAISE Synonyms

• having undesirable or negative qualities

• feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

• that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency

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

• very much; strongly

• serious or severe

• feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')

• (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition

• not capable of being collected

• below average in quality or performance

• nonstandard

• not financially safe or secure

• physically unsound or diseased

• capable of harming

• characterized by wickedness or immorality

• reproduced fraudulently

• not working properly

• morally bad or wrong

• morally objectionable behavior

• the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice

• having the nature of vice

• having or exerting a malignant influence

• offensive or even (of persons) malicious

• exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent

• characterized by obscenity

• disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter

• very bad

• damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless

• having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness

• not encouraging or approving or pleasing

• (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose

• involving or creating circumstances detrimental to success or effectiveness

• not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune

• not auspicious; boding ill

• a person who suffers misfortune

• unsuitable or regrettable

• having or bringing misfortune

• marked by or promising bad fortune

• morally bad in principle or practice

• having committed unrighteous acts

• intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality

• naughtily or annoyingly playful

• highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

• not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

• contrary to conscience or morality or law

• based on or acting or judging in error

• that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law

• any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right

• in an incorrect manner

• not appropriate for a purpose or occasion

• not functioning properly

• not in accord with established usage or procedure

• used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward

• badly timed

• characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules

• treat unjustly; do wrong to