Bad and Tasteless

Bad

Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.

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

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Tasteless

Tasteless adjective - Lacking in refinement or good taste.

Bad and tasteless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Tasteless".

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Driven Was not well-received by critics, on the grounds of unrealistic plot dynamics, underdeveloped characters, bad acting, bad special effects and an all-round tasteless portrayal of auto-racing.
    Source: Film / Driven
  • Film / That Thing You Do! Although it's Jimmy who thinks that marrying Faye would be bad for the band, and his dumping her for this reason is seen by the other band members as rather tasteless.
  • Food Pills Human-made cram from Lake-Town in The Hobbit; it never goes bad either but according to Bilbo is not only completely tasteless but requires almost infinite chewing to ingest.
    Source: Food Pills
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