Bad
Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: a bad first attempt at making meat loaf resulted in a soggy, inedible mess
Wretched is a synonym for bad in inferior topic. In some cases you can use "Wretched" instead an adjective "Bad", when it comes to topics like poor, evil, worthless, unfavourable.
Wretched
Wretched adjective - Extremely unsatisfactory.
Usage example: this report is simply wretched—you'll have to rewrite it
Bad is a synonym for wretched in inferior topic. You can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Wretched", if it concerns topics such as poor, evil, worthless, terrible.
Nearby Words: wretch, wretchedly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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You will never find a more wretched dive of scum and villainy... and the crabcakes aren't bad either!
Source: Wretched Hive -
Wretched Hive: It's so bad you have to wonder why the city hasn't collapsed entirely yet.
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Wretched Hive: There's a bad part of town that Juugo has to go to in episode 5 to make a delivery.
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Wretched and Bad. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/wretched
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Wretched or Bad. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/wretched.
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