superbad

Impressively, awesomely good

Superbad is slang for exceptionally good or impressive, following the pattern where bad flips to mean its opposite in informal speech.

The intensifier super- amplifies this inverted sense: That guitar solo was superbad.

The word gained wider recognition as the title of a 2007 comedy film about awkward teenagers.

slang

cool

Calm or fashionable

  • awesomeExtremely impressive or overwhelming
  • amazingCausing great wonder
  • sickUnwell or impressively cool

wicked · dope · fire · lit · rad · gnarly · tight · fresh · fly · killer

immoral

evil

Profound moral wickedness

depraved · vile · nefarious · malevolent · villainous · malicious · heinous · despicable · reprehensible · atrocious

harmful

toxic

Capable of causing harm

dangerous · injurious · noxious · detrimental · adverse · unhealthy · unsafe · corrosive · venomous · lethal

inferior

substandard

Below required quality

  • mediocreOf only moderate quality
  • shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
  • poorLacking sufficient resources

deficient · subpar · flawed · second-rate · low-grade · unsatisfactory · inadequate · defective · faulty · imperfect

Opposites
QUALITY/EXCELLENCE (slang sense)

superbadlame

Weak or limping

uncool · wack · whack · weak · corny

LITERAL INTERPRETATION (extremely bad)

superbadsuperb

Extremely impressive, first-rate

excellent · fantastic · wonderful · amazing · outstanding

slang valence (interpreted as positive)

superbadterrible

Extremely poor or distressing

awful · dreadful · horrible · lousy · crappy

Family

bad, super, badly, supernatural, badness, superhuman, superpower, superlative, baddest

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG