Bad
Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Undeserved and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Undeserved" instead an adjective "Bad".
Undeserved
Undeserved adjective - Not deserved or earned.
Bad and undeserved are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Undeserved".
Nearby Words: undeserving, undeservedly
Both words in one sentence
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Staffordshire Bull Terriers have a similarly bad reputation in the UK, though it's mostly undeserved.
Source: Big Friendly Dog - Pawel Frossengellet from Felsic Current is quite a bad-ass yet seems to be the target of repeated undeserved physical assaults.
Source: The Chew Toy / Literature -
It is a refreshing change in that this cat, who acts just like a cat, is considered bad but doesn't get an undeserved comeuppance.
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Undeserved and Bad. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/undeserved
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