Bad and Special

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Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.

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

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Special adjective - Being the one or ones of a class with no other members.

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Bad and special are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Special".

Matthew Knowles even says "There's no such thing as bad publicity" in her Driven special.

Source: No Such Thing as Bad Publicity
But this special trope is conversed when it's about a core philosophy of this timeline's "Anti-Buddhist" religion, that everything can serve both good and bad purposes.

Source: Fanfic / Samowar in Atlantis
The Atoner: The protagonist during some of the special endings tied to high bad karma levels.

Source: Video Game / JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The 7th Stand User

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Special and Bad. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/special

Bad & Special. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/special>.

Special or Bad. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/special.

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