Bad
Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: a bad first attempt at making meat loaf resulted in a soggy, inedible mess
Lousy is a synonym for bad in awful topic. In some cases you can use "Lousy" instead an adjective "Bad", when it comes to topics like cheesy, crummy, shitty, poor quality. informal substitute
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Simple Rhythm, which changes all inputs to be Onote Removed in F 2nd, and Training Wheels, which turns all BAD and LOUSY into SAFE, prevents the song from being counted as complete.
- The plot is lousy, the acting is bad, even for this genre, the suspense is as exciting as watching grass grow, and the teenage melodrama bullshit is pathetic.
Source: So Bad Its Good / Film - The Fight: Lights Out is a near launch Playstation Move fighting game that had a very negative reception, mostly due to bad controls, lousy hit detection and boring gameplay.
Source: Took the Bad Film Seriously
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Lousy and Bad. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/lousy
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