Bad and Orderly

Bad

Bad adjective - Engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior.
Usage example: the children were bad, so they didn't get dessert

Orderly is an antonym for bad.

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Orderly

Orderly adjective - Being clean and in good order.

Bad is an antonym for orderly in topics: methodical, well-behaved.

Nearby Words: order, ordered, orderliness

Both words in one sentence

  • Orderlies Are Creeps Perhaps it's because anywhere but a hospital, an orderly's occasional job of subduing unruly patients would brand them as a bad guy's Mook.
  • Order Versus Chaos: Wilcox sees the world as large-scale orderly, but small-scale chaotic - he thinks reining that chaos in is a bad idea.
  • Gentleman Jim Stacey runs an orderly, profitable business and avoids bad PR.
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