Bad
Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: a bad first attempt at making meat loaf resulted in a soggy, inedible mess
Superlative is an antonym for bad.
Superlative
Superlative adjective - Of the very best kind.
Usage example: the New England town meeting is a superlative example of grassroots democracy
Nearby Word: superlatively
Both words in one sentence
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Overly Narrow Superlative: Lilli had never seen such a sad man in a bee costume. Parental Hypocrisy: Mother Superior Ignatz was just as bad (read: normal) as most of her charges.
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The Bad Guy Wins: While admittedly an Overly Narrow Superlative, as it was only WWE's fifth PPV at that point, André the Giant's team winning in the main event of the first Survivor Series was the first time a Heel had won in the main event.
Source: Wrestling / Survivor Series
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