Definition of Go bad

1. Verb. Stop operating or functioning. "These cars won't go bad "; "Her eyesight went after the accident"

Exact synonyms: Break, Break Down, Conk Out, Die, Fail, Give Out, Give Way, Go
Generic synonyms: Change
Related verbs: Break, Buy The Farm, Cash In One's Chips, Choke, Conk, Croak, Decease, Die, Drop Dead, Exit, Expire, Give-up The Ghost, Go, Kick The Bucket, Pass, Pass Away, Perish, Pop Off, Snuff It
Specialized synonyms: Crash, Go Down, Blow, Blow Out, Burn Out, Misfire, Malfunction, Misfunction
Derivative terms: Breakable, Breakdown, Failure

2. Verb. Become unfit for consumption or use. "The meat must be eaten before it spoils"
Exact synonyms: Spoil
Specialized synonyms: Addle, Curdle
Generic synonyms: Decay
Derivative terms: Spoilage, Spoiling

Definition of Go bad

1. Verb. Of foods and commodities, to spoil, rot, or otherwise become unusable due to age or storage conditions. ¹

2. Verb. Of a person or entity, to cease to be reputable and instead become delinquent, criminal, or poorly behaved. ¹

3. Verb. Of a geographic area, to become unsafe. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Go Bad

go all out
go along
go along for the ride
go along to get along
go along with
go along with the gag
go ape
go around
go away
go awry
go back
go back on
go bad (current term)
go ballistic
go bananas
go bankrupt
go begging
go belly-up
go blue
go board
go bonkers
go by
go by the board
go by the wayside
go chase yourself

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