Bad and Junk

Bad

Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.

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

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Junk

Junk noun - That which is of low quality or worth.

Bad and junk are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Junk".

Nearby Words: junking, junked, junker, junky, junkie

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Comic Book / W.I.T.C.H. The girliest is Irma, but only in her clothes, that often have flowers and girly details; she's also a couch potato that likes junk food and is not above of making bad jokes to irritate Cornelia.
  • Cool Starship The Autumn itself was in bad shape and could be accurately described as a junk-heap.
    Source: Cool Starship
  • Manga / Gunsmith Cats Bad Ass: Bean, who casually shrugs off stungun shocks, gunfire, and punches to the junk. Ow.
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