Synonyms of bad news
5 similar words · 3 opposite words
Another word for bad news is bad business. Other synonyms of bad news are bad apple, rotten apple, bad seed and bad egg.
Synonyms and similar words for bad news
nounAn irritating, troublesome or harmful object, situation or individual.
- bad businessSynonym of bad news (“irritating, troublesome or harmful thing, situation or person”).
- bad appleA person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.
- rotten appleA bad person, especially one who has a corrupting influence on others.
- bad seed
- bad egg
Opposite of bad news
nounNews of unpleasant, unfortunate or sad events.
- good newsSomething or someone pleasant, fortunate, or otherwise positive.
nounAn irritating, troublesome or harmful object, situation or individual.
- breath of fresh airSomething relieving, refreshing, or new.
- good eggA good person, someone to be trusted; a friend.
Meaning of bad news
- noun News of unpleasant, unfortunate or sad events.
- noun An irritating, troublesome or harmful object, situation or individual.
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Questions about synonyms of bad news
- What is another word for bad news?
- Bad news has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as bad business, bad apple, rotten apple, bad seed and bad egg.
- What is the opposite of bad news?
- The opposite of bad news is good news. Other antonyms of bad news are breath of fresh air and good egg.
- What does bad news mean?
- Bad news means news of unpleasant, unfortunate or sad events.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bad news (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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