Bad
Bad adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.
Usage example: you didn't do too bad on the treadmill test
Horrendously and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Horrendously" instead an adverb "Bad".
Horrendously
Bad and horrendously are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adverb "Horrendously".
Both words in one sentence
- For some films that are either hilariously bad or horrendously bad, they will offer a rating of Woof!
Source: Broke the Rating Scale -
The Gong Show: One of several methods for ejecting horrendously bad acts from the stage.
Source: Vaudeville Hook - Carol points out that this is a horrendously bad idea, but admits that she doesn't have any better ones.
Source: Crazy Awesome / Fan Fic
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Horrendously and Bad. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/horrendously
Bad & Horrendously. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/horrendously>.
Horrendously or Bad. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/horrendously.
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