Bad and Vain

Bad

Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.

Vain and bad are semantically related in invalid topic. In some cases you can use "Vain" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Vain

Vain adjective - Having no usefulness.
Usage example: having tired of the vain pleasures of life in the fast lane, he returned to the small town he had grown up in

Bad and vain are semantically related in invalid topic. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Vain".

Nearby Words: vainly, vainness

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • His recurring adversary is a vain, self-centered cosmetics tycoon named Tucka Mertslin, whose moneymaking schemes and bad taste in men often land Hermux on her bad side.
  • His goal in the grail war is to make the world a better place, too bad it was all in vain.
    Source: Ideal Hero
  • French Jerk Jean Pierre from Fighter's History isn't as bad as other examples, but he's still very arrogant and vain.
    Source: French Jerk
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