Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
good (adjective)1.
a) (1) of a favorable character or tendency - good news
(2) - bountiful fertile good land
(3) - handsome attractive good looks
b) (1) - suitable fit good to eat
(2) free from injury or disease - one good arm
(3) not depreciated - bad money drives out good
(4) commercially sound - a good risk
(5) that can be relied on - good for another year good for a hundred dollars always good for a laugh
(6) - profitable advantageous made a very good deal
c) (1) - agreeable pleasant had a good time
(2) - salutary wholesome good for a cold
(3) - amusing clever a good joke
d) (1) of a noticeably large size or quantity - considerable won by a good margin a good bit of the time
(2) - full waited a good hour
(3) - used as an intensive a good many of us
e) (1) - well-founded cogent good reasons
(2) - true holds good for society at large
(3) deserving of respect - honorable in good standing
(4) legally valid or effectual - good title
f) (1) - adequate satisfactory good care often used in faint praise his serve is only good Frank Deford
(2) conforming to a standard - good English
(3) - choice discriminating good taste
(4) containing less fat and being less tender than higher grades - used of meat and especially of beef
2.
a) (1) - virtuous right commendable a good person good conduct
(2) - kind benevolent good intentions
b) - upper-class a good family
c) - competent skillful a good doctor
d) (1) - loyal a good party man a good Catholic
(2) - close a good friend
e) free from infirmity or sorrow - I feel good
1.
a) something that is good
b) (1) something conforming to the moral order of the universe
(2) praiseworthy character - goodness
c) a good element or portion
2.
a) advancement of prosperity or well-being - the good of the community it's for your own good
b) something useful or beneficial - it's no good trying
3.
a) something that has economic utility or satisfies an economic want
b) personal property having intrinsic value but usually excluding money, securities, and negotiable instruments
c) - cloth
d) something manufactured or produced for sale - wares merchandise canned goods
e) British - freight
4.
good persons - used with the
5.
a) the qualities required to achieve an end
b) proof of wrongdoing - didn't have the goods on him T. G. Cooke
1.
- well he showed me how good I was doing Herbert Gold
2.
- used as an intensive a good long time
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
good (adjective)1.
based on sound reasoning or information
SYNONIMS:
commonsense, commonsensible, commonsensical, firm, hard, informed, just, justified, levelheaded, logical, rational, reasonable, reasoned, sensible, sober, solid, valid, well-foundedRELATED WORDS:
actual, real, true; certain, sure; certified, validated, verified; confirmed, corroborated, substantiated; cogent, convincing; colorable, credible, plausibleNEAR ANTONYMS:
unsubstantiated, unsupported, unwarranted; flimsy, implausible, unconvincing, weak; fallacious, false, misguided, misled2.
conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue
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all right, decent, ethical, honest, honorable, just, moral, nice, right, righteous, right-minded, straight, true, upright, virtuousRELATED WORDS:
correct, decorous, proper, seemly; high-minded, noble, principled; commendable, creditable, exemplary, legitimate; esteemed, law-abiding, menschy, reputable, respected, upstanding, worthy; blameless, clean, guiltless, immaculate, incorrupt ( incorrupted), incorruptible, innocent, inoffensive, irreproachable, unobjectionable; angelic ( angelical), lily-white, pure, scrupulous, spotless, uncorrupted, unerring; goody-goody, moralistic, pharisaical, rectitudinous, sanctimonious, self-righteousNEAR ANTONYMS:
improper, incorrect, indecorous, naughty, unbecoming, unseemly; corrupt, debased, debauched, degenerate, depraved, dissolute, libertine, perverted, reprobate; unprincipled, unscrupulous; atrocious, infamous, villainous; base, low, mean, vicious, vile; blameworthy, objectionable, offensive; iniquitous, nefarious; errant, erring, fallen3.
according to the rules of logic
SYNONIMS:
analytic ( analytical), coherent, consequent, good, rational, reasonable, sensible, sound, valid, well-founded, well-groundedRELATED WORDS:
a posteriori, a priori, syllogistic; cognitive, empirical ( empiric); defendable, defensible, justifiable, maintainable, supportable, sustainable, tenableNEAR ANTONYMS:
casuistic ( casuistical), eristic ( eristical), fallacious, misleading, sophistic ( sophistical), specious; unarticulated; unscientific; absurd, cockeyed, crazy, daffy, fatuous, half-baked, half-witted, harebrained, insane, loony ( looney), mad, nonsensical, nutty, preposterous, simpleminded, stupid, weak-minded, witless; senseless, thoughtless; uncompelling, unconvincing4.
being to one's liking
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agreeable, all right, alright, copacetic ( copasetic copesetic), ducky, fine, good, hunky-dory, jake, OK ( okay), palatableRELATED WORDS:
delectable, delicious, delightful, dreamy, felicitous, gratifying, nice, pleasant, pleasing, scrumptious, welcome; acceptable, adequate, decent, passable, tolerableNEAR ANTONYMS:
bad, deficient, inferior, lousy, poor, punk, substandard, unacceptable, wanting, wretched; mediocre, middling, second-class, second-rate5.
expressing approval
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admiring, applauding, appreciative, approbatory, approving, commendatory, complimentary, friendly, good, positiveRELATED WORDS:
accepting, warm; encomiastic, eulogistic, flattering, hagiographic ( hagiographical), laudative, laudatory, panegyrical, praiseful; respectful, supportive, sympathetic; adoring, adulatory, idolizing, worshipful, worshipping ( worshiping); advisory, recommendatoryNEAR ANTONYMS:
captious, carping, caviling ( cavilling), censuring, critical, faultfinding, hypercritical, overcritical; belittling, contemptuous, disdainful, disparaging, scornful, slighting6.
firm in one's allegiance to someone or something
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constant, dedicated, devoted, devout, down-the-line, fast, good, loyal, pious, staunch ( stanch), steadfast, steady, true, true-blueRELATED WORDS:
dependable, dutiful, reliable, responsible, solid, tried, tried-and-true, trustworthy, trusty; unfaltering, unhesitating, unwavering; determined, intent, resolute; confirmed, dyed-in-the-wool, inveterate, sworn; ardent, avid, enthusiastic, fervent, fervid, gung ho, impassioned, passionate, seriousNEAR ANTONYMS:
irresponsible, undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy; faltering, hesitant, vacillating, wavering; dubious, irresolute, shaky, uncertain; apathetic, dispassionate, uninterested7.
giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses
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agreeable, blessed ( blest), congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, delightful, delightsome, dreamy, dulcet, enjoyable, felicitous, good, grateful, gratifying, heavenly, jolly, luscious, nice, palatable, pleasing, pleasurable, pretty, satisfying, savory ( savoury), sweet, tasty, welcomeRELATED WORDS:
alluring, attractive, desirable, enviable, inviting, relishable, tempting; charming, enchanting, fascinating; calming, comforting, soothing; amusing, diverting, entertaining, recreative; affable, amiable, cheerful, cheery, comfortable, gemütlich, genial, goodly, good-natured, gracious, hospitable, kindly, personable; blissful, felicific, glad, happy, joyous; elating, exhilarating, intoxicating; ecstatic, euphoric, nirvanic, rapturousNEAR ANTONYMS:
abominable, ghastly, god-awful, hellish, horrid, miserable, wretched; bilious, disgusting, distasteful, obnoxious, offensive, repellent ( repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revulsive, unsavory, vile, yucky ( yukky); abhorrent, detestable, hateful, odious; boring, commonplace, dull, flat, insipid, irksome, stale, tedious; displeasing, dissatisfying; depressing, disheartening, dismal, dreary, gloomy, heartbreaking, heartrending, joyless, lachrymose, sad, unhappy; deplorable, doleful, dolorous, lamentable, lugubrious, mournful, regrettable, sorrowful, tragic ( tragical); aggravating, annoying, exasperating, irritating, peeving, perturbing, vexing; forbidding; hostile, intimidating; angering, enraging, incensing, inflaming ( enflaming), infuriating, maddening, outraging, rankling, riling; distressing, disturbing, upsetting8.
having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor
SYNONIMS:
accomplished, ace, adept, compleat, complete, consummate, crack, crackerjack, educated, experienced, expert, good, great, master, masterful, masterly, practiced ( practised), professed, skilled, skillful, versed, veteran, virtuosoRELATED WORDS:
adroit, clever, deft, dexterous ( dextrous), handy, slick, sure-handed; gifted, talented; polished, refined; effective, effectual, efficient, workmanlike; able, capable, competent, employable, fit, fitted, habile, qualified; educated, knowledgeable, schooled, taught, trained, tutored; all-around ( all-round), well-rounded; long-term, old; multiskilled, multitalentedNEAR ANTONYMS:
incapable, incompetent, inept, unable, unfit, unfitted, unqualified, weak; artless, crude, rude; ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient; talentless, ungifted, untalented; ignorant, unschooled, untaught, untrained, untutored; beginning, green, inexperienced, new, raw, unseasoned, untested, untried, would-be; primitive, rough, unpolished; awkward, clumsy, ham-fisted, ham-handed, heavy-handed9.
having sufficient worth or merit to receive one's honor, esteem, or reward
SYNONIMS:
deserving, good, meritoriousRELATED WORDS:
admirable, commendable, creditable, laudable, praiseworthy; invaluable, priceless; cherished, prized, treasured; choice, excellent, exceptional, fancy, high-grade, primary, prime, specialNEAR ANTONYMS:
base, cheap, inferior, second-rate, substandard; bad, defective, flawed, imperfect; deficient, inadequate, insufficient, unacceptable, unsatisfactory10.
having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance
SYNONIMS:
able, capable, equal, fit, good, qualified, suitableRELATED WORDS:
accomplished, ace, adept, experienced, expert, master, masterful, masterly, practiced ( practised), proficient, seasoned, skilled, skillful, veteran; overqualified; prepared, schooled, trained; apt, ready, willing; all-around ( all-round), protean, versatileNEAR ANTONYMS:
inexperienced, inexpert, unseasoned, unskilled, unskillful; unprepared, unschooled, untrained; beginning, green, new, raw, untested, untried11.
meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation
SYNONIMS:
applicable, appropriate, apt, becoming, befitting, felicitous, fitted, fitting, good, happy, meet, pretty, proper, right, suitableRELATED WORDS:
condign, deserved, just, justified; needed, required, requisite; able, capable, competent, cut out, qualified, trained; pitch-perfect; acceptable, adequate, decent, kosher, satisfactory, serviceable, tolerable; correct, decorous, respectable, seemly; balanced, companionate, congruous, consonant, harmonious; rightfulNEAR ANTONYMS:
incapable, incompetent, inept, inexpert, unqualified, unskilled, unskillful, untrained; inadequate, intolerable, unacceptable, unsatisfactory; graceless, incorrect, indecorous; incompatible, uncongenial12.
sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention
SYNONIMS:
biggish, good, goodly, handsome, healthy, largish, major, respectable, significant, sizable ( sizeable), substantial, substantive, tidyRELATED WORDS:
big, bulky, hefty, hulking, outsize ( outsized), oversize ( oversized), voluminous; astronomical ( astronomic), bumper, colossal, elephantine, enormous, gigantic, great, herculean, huge, immense, jumbo, king-size ( king-sized), mammoth, massive, monstrous, monumental, prodigious, titanic, tremendous, whoppingNEAR ANTONYMS:
measly, minute, paltry, petty, picayune, picayunish, piddling, puny, trifling, trivial, unimportant; marginal, meager ( meagre), slight; little, small, tiny, undersized ( undersize); bitty, diminutive, miniature, pint-size ( pint-sized), pocket, pocket-size ( pocket-sized), pygmy, smallish13.
worthy of one's trust
SYNONIMS:
calculable, good, reliable, responsible, safe, secure, solid, steady, sure, tried, tried-and-true, true, trustable, trustworthy, trustyRELATED WORDS:
constant, devoted, faithful, fast, loyal, staunch ( stanch), steadfast, true-blue; honest, sincere, single-minded; infallible, unerring; bedrock, firm, sound, strong; effective, telling; attested, authenticated, confirmed, proven, valid, validated, verified; blameless, faultless, guiltless, impeccable, inerrant, irreproachable, unimpeachable, unquestionableNEAR ANTONYMS:
disloyal, faithless, false, fickle, inconstant, perfidious, recreant, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, untrue; deceitful, dishonest, lying, mendacious, untruthful; debatable, disputable, doubtable, doubtful, dubious, fishy, problematic ( problematical), questionable, shady, shaky, suspect, uncertain, unsound; hazardous, risky; unconfirmed, untried14.
being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard
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accurate, bang on, dead-on, exact, good, on-target, precise, proper, right, so, spot-on, true, veraciousRELATED WORDS:
legitimate, logical, sound, valid; errorless, faultless, flawless, impeccable, inerrant, infallible, letter-perfect, perfect; rigorous, strict, stringentNEAR ANTONYMS:
defective, faulty, flawed, imperfect15.
very pleasing to look at
SYNONIMS:
aesthetic ( esthetic aesthetical esthetical), attractive, beauteous, bonny ( bonnie), comely, cute, drop-dead, fair, fetching, good, good-looking, goodly, gorgeous, handsome, knockout, likely, lovely, lovesome, pretty, ravishing, seemly, sightly, stunning, taking, well-favoredRELATED WORDS:
alluring, appealing, charming, cunning, delightful, engaging, fascinating, glamorous ( glamourous), prepossessing; elegant, exquisite, glorious, Junoesque, magnificent, resplendent, splendid, statuesque, sublime, superb; flawless, perfect, radiant; dainty, delicate; personable, pleasant, presentable; chocolate-box, prettyish; desirable, dishy, dollish, foxy, hot, luscious, nubile, pulchritudinous, seductive, sexy, tasty, toothsome, yummy; hunky, studly []; arresting, eye-catching, flamboyant, flashy, glossy, showstopping, showy, slick, snazzy, splashy, striking, zingy; photogenic, telegenicNEAR ANTONYMS:
abhorrent, abominable, bad, disagreeable, disgusting, dreadful, foul, frightful, ghastly, horrible, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, objectionable, offensive, repellent ( repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting, shocking, sickening, terrible, vile; unappealing, unappetizing, unimposing, unpleasant, unprepossessing; frumpish, frumpy, unbecoming, unshapely; Gorgonian, haggish, witchy16.
beneficial to the health of body or mind
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good, healthy, medicinal, restorative, salubrious, salutary, salutiferous, sanative, tonic, wholesomeRELATED WORDS:
alleviative, corrective, curative, recuperative, refreshing, rehabilitative, rejuvenating, rejuvenescent, remedial; advantageous, useful; antiseptic, aseptic, clean, hygienic, sanitary; nourishing, nutritional, nutritious; nonpoisonous, nontoxicNEAR ANTONYMS:
damaging, deleterious, harmful, injurious, pernicious; infectious, poisonous, sickening, toxic; insanitary, unhygienic, unsanitary17.
having or showing a concern for the welfare of others
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altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, do-good, eleemosynary, good, humanitarian, philanthropic ( philanthropical)RELATED WORDS:
selfless, self-sacrificing; bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, free, freehanded, generous, greathearted, handsome, liberal, magnanimous, munificent, openhanded, openhearted, unselfish, unsparing; compassionate, humane, kind, kindhearted; social-mindedNEAR ANTONYMS:
self-indulgent, self-seeking; cheap, closefisted, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, stingy, tight, tightfisted; hard-hearted, pitiless, unfeeling; self-obsessed18.
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards
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acceptable, all right, decent, fairish, fine, good, OK ( okay), passable, respectable, satisfactory, serviceable, tolerableRELATED WORDS:
agreeable, bearable, endurable, sufferable; average, fair, indifferent, mediocre, middling, minimal; common, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, run-of-the-mine ( run-of-mine), second-rate, so-so; standard, unexceptional; appropriate, correct, due, fitting, meet, proper, right, seemly, suitable, useful, worthy; gratifying, satisfyingNEAR ANTONYMS:
disagreeable, disreputable, improper, indecent, objectionable, unfit, unsuitable, unworthy, useless, wrong; bad, cheap, defective, faulty, imperfect, incomplete, lamentable, pitiful, shoddy; dissatisfying; insufficient, meager ( meagre), mean, miserly, niggardly, poor, scanty, shabby, short, skimpy, spare, stingy; insufferable, intolerable, unbearable, unendurable; atrocious, execrable, miserable, vile, wretched; exceptional, exquisite, extreme, fancy, first-class, high-grade, matchless, maximized, maximum, optimal, optimum, peerless, preeminent, premium, special, supreme, unmatched, unparalleled; A1, bang-up, banner, boss [], capital, classic, crackerjack, dandy, divine, fabulous, fine, first-rate, grand, great, groovy, heavenly, jim-dandy, keen, marvelous ( marvellous), mean, neat, nifty, noble, par excellence, prime, sensational, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch, unsurpassed, wonderful19.
promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being
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advantageous, benefic, beneficent, benignant, favorable, friendly, good, helpful, kindly, profitable, salutaryRELATED WORDS:
gratifying, rewarding, satisfying; auspicious, promising, propitious; advisable, desirable, healthful, healthy, salubrious, salutiferous, wholesome; gainful, lucrative, remunerative; ameliorative, amelioratory, bettering, constructive, supportiveNEAR ANTONYMS:
damaging, deleterious, harmful, injurious, insalubriousin a satisfactory way
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acceptably, adequately, all right, alright, creditably, decently, fine, good, middlingly, nicely, OK ( okay), passably, respectably, satisfactorily, serviceably, so-so, sufficiently, tolerablyRELATED WORDS:
appropriately, aptly, congruously, correctly, decorously, felicitously, fittingly, happily, meetly, rightly, seemly, suitably; gratifyingly, satisfyingly; effectively, effectually, efficiently, neatly, tidilyNEAR ANTONYMS:
unbearably; inappropriately, incorrectly, indecently, unsuitably; awfully, deplorably, disastrously, dreadfully, horrendously, horribly, horridly, miserably, terribly1.
something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing
SYNONIMS:
benediction, benefit, boon, felicity, godsend, good, manna, windfallRELATED WORDS:
grace, mercy; favor, kindness, mitzvah; advantage, aid, assistance, gift, help, relief, support; anodyne, comfort, consolation, solace; bonus, extra, lagniappe; delight, joy, pleasureNEAR ANTONYMS:
hex, hoodoo, jinx; bother, irritant, nuisance, pest; disadvantage; cross, misery, trial, tribulation2.
the state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success
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good, interest, weal, well-beingRELATED WORDS:
fortune, prosperity, prosperousness, success, successfulness; fitness, health, healthiness, robustness, soundness, wellness, wholeness, wholesomeness; bliss, felicity, happiness, joy; advantage, benefit, gain, sake; content, contentedness, gratification, satisfactionNEAR ANTONYMS:
unhealthiness, unsoundness; misery, sadness, suffering, unhappiness, wretchednessArray
good (noun)products that are bought and sold in business
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commodities, goods, waresRELATED WORDS:
line; export, import; inventory, staples, stock, stuff, supply; job lot; domestics, durables ( durable goods), hard goodsArray
good (noun)a skill, an ability, or knowledge that makes a person able to do a particular job
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capability, credentials, goods, stuffRELATED WORDS:
command, expertise, know-how, mastership, mastery, proficiency; ability, capacity, competence, competency, facility, faculty; aptitude, endowment, flair, genius, gift, knack, talent; forte, long suit, métier ( metier), specialism, speciality, specialty, strong suit; fitness, suitability, suitableness; makings, potentialityArray
transportable items that one owns
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belongings, chattels, duds, effects, gear, goods, holdings, movables ( moveables), paraphernalia, personal effects, personal property, personalty, plunder, stuff, thingsRELATED WORDS:
treasures, valuables; appointments, fixtures, furnishings; estate, property, tangibles; collateralNEAR ANTONYMS:
immovables, real estate