Bad and Serious

Bad

Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.

Serious is a synonym for bad in severe topic. In some cases you can use "Serious" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Serious

Serious adjective - Involving potential loss or injury.
Usage example: a serious accident

Bad is a synonym for serious in severe topic. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Serious", if it concerns topics such as grave.

Nearby Words: seriously, seriousness

Both words in one sentence

  • Laurel and Hardy: There were endings of Laurel and Hardy Films where the bad guy gets their serious revenge by torturing Stan and Ollie's bodies.
  • Dominion is not a serious series, and the fact that the so-called "heroes" are just as bad as the "bad guys" (and sometimes worse) is part of the joke.
  • Detonation Moon It's bad enough when some bad guy tries to put his John Hancock on the Moon; things get really serious when it's destroyed.
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