Bad
Bad noun - That which is morally unacceptable.
Wrongdoing and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wrongdoing" instead a noun "Bad".
Wrongdoing
Wrongdoing noun - A breaking of a moral or legal code.
Bad and wrongdoing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead a noun "Wrongdoing".
Nearby Word: wrongdoer
Both words in one sentence
- It gets bad enough that former Hansa Chairman Maureen 'Battleaxe' Fitzpatrick accuses him of being pathologically incapable of admitting any wrongdoing.
- Finding Nemo is filled with a colorful cast of characters—virtually all of the villains are either mindless predators, oblivious to their own wrongdoing, or turn out to be not so bad after all.
Source: Knight Of Cerebus / Film -
The teachers and authority figures also frequently come up with irrational explanations for why Kitano is bad to the bone even though they have no proof of wrongdoing.
Source: Manga / Angel Densetsu
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Wrongdoing and Bad. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/wrongdoing
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