The difference between Bad and Plus

When used as nouns, bad means error, mistake, whereas plus means a positive quantity.

When used as verbs, bad means . see , whereas plus means to add.

When used as adjectives, bad means unfavorable, whereas plus means being positive rather than negative or zero.


Bad is also adverb with the meaning: badly.

Plus is also preposition with the meaning: and.

check bellow for the other definitions of Bad and Plus

  1. Bad as an adjective:

    Unfavorable; negative; not good.

    Examples:

    "You have bad credit."

    "The weather looks pretty bad right now."

    "Don't talk to him; he's in a bad mood."

  2. Bad as an adjective:

    Not suitable or fitting.

    Examples:

    "Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?"

  3. Bad as an adjective:

    Not appropriate, of manners etc.

    Examples:

    "It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full."

  4. Bad as an adjective:

    Unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.

    Examples:

    "Lard is bad for you. Smoking is bad for you, too. Grapes are bad for dogs but not for humans."

  5. Bad as an adjective:

    Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.

    Examples:

    "Joe's in a bad way; he can't even get out of bed."

    "I went to the hospital to see how my grandfather was doing. Unfortunately, he's in a bad state."

    "I've had a bad back since the accident."

  6. Bad as an adjective:

    Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.

    Examples:

    "Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved."

  7. Bad as an adjective:

    Evil; wicked.

    Examples:

    "Be careful. There are bad people in the world."

  8. Bad as an adjective:

    Faulty; not functional.

    Examples:

    "I had a bad headlight."

  9. Bad as an adjective (of food):

    , rotten, overripe.

    Examples:

    "These apples have gone bad."

  10. Bad as an adjective (of breath):

    ; foul.

    Examples:

    "'Bad breath is not pleasant for anyone."

  11. Bad as an adjective:

    False; counterfeit; illegitimate.

    Examples:

    "They were caught trying to pass bad coinage."

  12. Bad as an adjective:

    Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.

    Examples:

    "I'm pretty bad at speaking French."

    "He's a bad gardener; everything he tries to grow ends up dying."

  13. Bad as an adjective:

    Of poor physical appearance.

    Examples:

    "I look really bad whenever I get less than seven hours of sleep."

    "I don't look bad in this dress, do I?"

  14. Bad as an adjective (informal):

    Bold and daring.

  15. Bad as an adjective (hip-hop slang):

    Good; superlative.

  16. Bad as an adjective (of a, need or want):

    Severe, urgent.

    Examples:

    "He is in bad need of a haircut."

  17. Bad as an adjective (US, slang):

    Overly promiscuous, licentious.

  1. Bad as an adverb (now, colloquial):

    Badly.

    Examples:

    "I didn't do too bad in the last exam."

  1. Bad as a noun (slang):

    Error, mistake.

    Examples:

    "Sorry, my bad!"

  2. Bad as a noun (countable, uncountable, economics):

    An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted good.

  1. Bad as an adjective (slang):

    Fantastic.

    Examples:

    "You is'' SIC ''bad, man!"

  1. Bad as a verb (archaic):

    . See .

  1. Bad as a verb (British, dialect, transitive):

    To shell (a walnut).

  1. Plus as a preposition:

    And; sum of the previous one and the following one.

    Examples:

    "Two plus two equals four."

    "A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms plus one of oxygen."

  2. Plus as a preposition (colloquial):

    With; having in addition.

    Examples:

    "I've won a holiday to France plus five hundred euros in spending money!"

  3. Plus as a preposition:

    And also; in addition; besides (which).

    Examples:

    "Let's go home now. It's late, plus I'm not feeling too well."

  1. Plus as a noun:

    A positive quantity.

  2. Plus as a noun:

    An asset or useful addition.

    Examples:

    "He is a real plus to the team."

  3. Plus as a noun (arithmetic):

    A plus sign: +.

  1. Plus as an adjective:

    Being positive rather than negative or zero.

    Examples:

    "−2 * −2 = +4'' ("minus 2 times minus 2 equals plus four")"

  2. Plus as an adjective:

    Positive, or involving advantage.

    Examples:

    "He is a plus factor."

  3. Plus as an adjective (physics):

    Electrically positive.

    Examples:

    "A battery has both a plus pole and a minus pole."

  4. Plus as an adjective (postpositive):

    (Of a quantity) Equal to or greater than; or more; upwards.

    Examples:

    "The bus can fit 60 plus kids, but we only get 48."

  1. Plus as a verb (informal):

    To add; to subject to addition.

  2. Plus as a verb (often followed by 'up'):

    To increase in magnitude.

  3. Plus as a verb:

    To improve.

  4. Plus as a verb:

    To provide critical feedback by giving suggestions for improvement rather than criticisms.

  5. Plus as a verb (sales):

    To sell additional related items with an original purchase.

  6. Plus as a verb (psychology):

    To frame in a positive light; to provide a sympathetic interpretation.

  7. Plus as a verb (social media):

    To give a mark of approval on .

  8. Plus as a verb (homeopathy):

    To increase the potency of a remedy by diluting it in water and stirring.

  9. Plus as a verb (optometry):

    To increase a correction.