Bad and Insidious

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Bad adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.

Usage example: sitting too close to the television is said to be bad for the eyes

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Insidious and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Insidious" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Insidious adjective - Working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way.

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Bad and insidious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Insidious".

Nearby Word: insidiously

Leo can either be an insidious bully to Caillou and hate his guts for being a Baby Show character, to not caring at all, to joining Caillou with his antics, to being just as bad as Caillou.

Source: Depending on the Writer
Okay folks, listen up: many of the dangerous behaviors in life are as insidious and widespread as they are because most of the time, nothing bad comes of doing them.

Source: Can't Get Away with Nuthin'
A particularly insidious type of Romantic False Lead, this character is built up to be the love interest of the (or a) protagonist, but eventually The Reveal comes that she (and it's usually she) is with the bad guys.

Source: Love-Interest Traitor

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