Bad
Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Outrageous and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Outrageous" instead an adjective "Bad".
Outrageous
Outrageous adjective - Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation.
Bad and outrageous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Outrageous".
Nearby Words: outrage, outrageously
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The title character of Black Jack is a brilliant surgeon who truly cares for his patients, but his outrageous fees and bad attitude give him a bad reputation.
Source: Hero with Bad Publicity - If "Travis has a plan," then you know it's going to be something so outrageous that the bad guys wouldn't think anyone would be crazy enough to try it.
Source: Roleplay / DC Nation - The villains aren't slouches, either - the heroes' escapades result in a friggin' lot of people assuming the bad guys were incredibly powerful if they could pull stunts that outrageous.
Source: Reality-Writing Book
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