English dictionary
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English adjective: good | |||
| 1. | good having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified | ||
| Samples | Good news from the hospital. A good report card. When she was good she was very very good. A good knife is one good for cutting. This stump will make a good picnic table. A good check. A good joke. A good exterior paint. A good secretary. A good dress for the office. | ||
| Similar | acceptable, bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, good enough, goodish, great, groovy, hot, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, redeeming, satisfactory, slap-up, smashing, solid, superb, swell, well behaved, well-behaved | ||
| See also | best, better, favorable, favourable, good, obedient, respectable | ||
| Attribute | quality | ||
| Antonyms | bad | ||
| 2. | good having the normally expected amount | ||
| Samples | Gives full measure. Gives good measure. A good mile from here. | ||
| Synonyms | full | ||
| Similar | ample | ||
| Antonyms | meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy | ||
| 3. | good morally admirable | ||
| Similar | angelic, angelical, beatific, goody-goody, redeeming, redemptive, sainted, saintlike, saintly, saving, white | ||
| See also | good, moral, right, righteous, virtuous, worthy | ||
| Attribute | good, goodness | ||
| Antonyms | evil | ||
| 4. | good deserving of esteem and respect | ||
| Samples | All respectable companies give guarantees. Ruined the family's good name. | ||
| Synonyms | estimable, honorable, respectable | ||
| Similar | reputable | ||
| Antonyms | disreputable | ||
| 5. | good promoting or enhancing well-being | ||
| Samples | An arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries. The beneficial effects of a temperate climate. The experience was good for her. | ||
| Synonyms | beneficial | ||
| Similar | advantageous | ||
| Antonyms | disadvantageous | ||
| 6. | good agreeable or pleasing | ||
| Samples | We all had a good time. Good manners. | ||
| Similar | nice | ||
| Antonyms | nasty, awful | ||
| 7. | good of moral excellence | ||
| Samples | A genuinely good person. A just cause. An upright and respectable man. | ||
| Synonyms | just, upright | ||
| Similar | righteous | ||
| Antonyms | unrighteous | ||
| 8. | good having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude | ||
| Samples | Adept in handicrafts. An adept juggler. An expert job. A good mechanic. A practiced marksman. A proficient engineer. A lesser-known but no less skillful composer. The effect was achieved by skillful retouching. | ||
| Synonyms | adept, expert, practiced, proficient, skilful, skillful | ||
| Similar | skilled | ||
| Antonyms | unskilled | ||
| 9. | good thorough | ||
| Samples | Had a good workout. Gave the house a good cleaning. | ||
| Similar | complete | ||
| Antonyms | incomplete, uncomplete | ||
| 10. | good with or in a close or intimate relationship | ||
| Samples | A good friend. My sisters and brothers are near and dear. | ||
| Synonyms | dear, near | ||
| Similar | close | ||
| Antonyms | distant, remote | ||
| 11. | good financially sound | ||
| Samples | A good investment. A secure investment. | ||
| Synonyms | dependable, safe, secure | ||
| Similar | sound | ||
| Antonyms | unsound | ||
| 12. | good most suitable or right for a particular purpose | ||
| Samples | A good time to plant tomatoes. The right time to act. The time is ripe for great sociological changes. | ||
| Synonyms | right, ripe | ||
| Similar | opportune | ||
| Antonyms | inopportune | ||
| 13. | good resulting favorably | ||
| Samples | It's a good thing that I wasn't there. It is good that you stayed. It is well that no one saw you. All's well that ends well. | ||
| Synonyms | well | ||
| Similar | fortunate | ||
| Antonyms | unfortunate | ||
| 14. | good exerting force or influence | ||
| Samples | The law is effective immediately. A warranty good for two years. The law is already in effect (or in force). | ||
| Synonyms | effective, in effect, in force | ||
| Similar | operative | ||
| Antonyms | inoperative | ||
| 15. | good capable of pleasing | ||
| Samples | Good looks. | ||
| Similar | pleasing | ||
| Antonyms | displeasing | ||
| 16. | good appealing to the mind | ||
| Samples | Good music. A serious book. | ||
| Synonyms | serious | ||
| Similar | intellectual | ||
| Antonyms | nonintellectual | ||
| 17. | good in excellent physical condition | ||
| Samples | Good teeth. I still have one good leg. A sound mind in a sound body. | ||
| Synonyms | sound | ||
| Similar | healthy | ||
| Antonyms | unhealthy | ||
| 18. | good tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health | ||
| Samples | Beneficial effects of a balanced diet. A good night's sleep. The salutary influence of pure air. | ||
| Synonyms | salutary | ||
| Similar | healthful | ||
| Antonyms | unhealthful | ||
| 19. | good not forged | ||
| Samples | A good dollar bill. | ||
| Synonyms | honest | ||
| Similar | echt, genuine | ||
| Antonyms | counterfeit, imitative | ||
| 20. | good not left to spoil | ||
| Samples | The meat is still good. | ||
| Synonyms | undecomposed, unspoiled, unspoilt | ||
| Similar | fresh | ||
| Antonyms | stale | ||
| 21. | good generally admired | ||
| Samples | Good taste. | ||
| Similar | discriminating | ||
| Antonyms | indiscriminating, undiscriminating | ||
English noun: good | |||
| 1. | good (attribute) benefit | ||
| Samples | For your own good. What's the good of worrying?. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advantage, vantage | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | common good, commonweal | ||
| 2. | good (attribute) moral excellence or admirableness | ||
| Samples | There is much good to be found in people. | ||
| Synonyms | goodness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | morality | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beneficence, benignancy, benignity, graciousness, kindness, moral excellence, saintliness, summum bonum, virtue, virtue, virtuousness | ||
| Attribute | good | ||
| Antonyms | evilness, evil | ||
| 3. | good (attribute) that which is pleasing or valuable or useful | ||
| Samples | Weigh the good against the bad. Among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization. | ||
| Synonyms | goodness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | quality | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | benefit, better, better, desirability, desirableness, optimum, soundness, welfare, wisdom, wiseness, worthiness | ||
| Antonyms | bad, badness | ||
| 4. | good (artifact) articles of commerce | ||
| Synonyms | commodity, trade good | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | artefact, artifact | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | basic, consumer goods, drygoods, entrant, export, exportation, fancy goods, fungible, future, import, importation, merchandise, middling, product, salvage, shopping, soft goods, sporting goods, staple, ware, worldly good, worldly possession | ||
English adverb: good | |||
| 1. | good (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well') | ||
| Samples | The children behaved well. A task well done. The party went well. He slept well. A well-argued thesis. A well-seasoned dish. A well-planned party. The baby can walk pretty good. | ||
| Synonyms | well | ||
| Domain usage | combining form | ||
| Antonyms | ill, poorly, badly | ||
| 2. | good completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly') | ||
| Samples | He was soundly defeated. We beat him good. | ||
| Synonyms | soundly, thoroughly | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
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