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  1. bad, badnessnoun

    that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency

    "take the bad with the good"

    Synonyms:
    severity, mischievousness, severeness, naughtiness, bad

    Antonyms:
    goodness, good

  2. badness, severity, severenessnoun

    used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

    Synonyms:
    hardship, severeness, rigor, naughtiness, austereness, harshness, hardness, asperity, stiffness, bad, inclemency, rigorousness, mischievousness, grimness, severity, rigourousness, rigour

    Antonyms:
    goodness, good

  3. naughtiness, mischievousness, badnessnoun

    an attribute of mischievous children

    Synonyms:
    naughtiness, severeness, devilment, bad, rascality, mischievousness, roguery, devilry, mischief-making, impishness, mischief, whimsicality, deviltry, roguishness, severity, puckishness, shenanigan

    Antonyms:
    good, goodness

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How to use badness in a sentence?

  1. C. S. Lewis, The Case for Christianity:

    Badness is only spoiled goodness.

  2. Hesiod:

    Badness you can get easily, in quantity; the road is smooth, and it lies close by, But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steer is the way to it.


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