ADJECTIVE | all | good | having desirable / desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified |
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all | good, full | having the normally expected amount | |
all | good | morally admirable | |
all | good, estimable, honorable, respectable | deserving of esteem and respect | |
all | good, beneficial | promoting or enhancing well-being | |
all | good | agreeable or pleasing | |
all | good, just, upright | of moral excellence | |
all | good, adept, expert, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful | having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude | |
all | good | thorough | |
all | good, dear, near | with or in a close or intimate relationship / relationship | |
all | good, dependable, safe, secure | financially sound | |
all | good, right, ripe | most suitable or right for a particular purpose | |
all | good, well | resulting favorably | |
all | good, effective, in effect, in force | exerting force or influence | |
all | good | capable of pleasing | |
all | good, serious | appealing to the mind | |
all | good, sound | in excellent physical condition | |
all | good, salutary | tending to promote physical well-being | |
all | good, honest | not forged | |
all | good, unspoiled, unspoilt | not left to spoil | |
all | good | generally admired / admired | |
NOUN | attribute | good | benefit |
attribute | good, goodness | moral excellence or admirableness | |
attribute | good, goodness | that which is pleasing or valuable or useful / useful | |
artifact | good, commodity, trade good | articles of commerce | |
ADVERB | all | good, well | (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory / satisfactory manner or to a high standard ('good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for 'well') |
all | good, thoroughly, soundly | completely and absolutely ('good' is sometimes used informally for 'thoroughly') |
Sounds | gihd; guh'd | |
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Rhymes | abbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd... | |
adulthood ... wormwood: 60 rhymes with uhd... |
Meaning | Having desirable / desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified. | |
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Attribute of | quality | An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
Narrower | bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing, old | Very good |
good enough | Adequately good for the circumstances | |
goodish | Moderately good of its kind | |
hot | Very good | |
redeeming | compensating for some fault or defect | |
satisfactory, acceptable, decent | meeting requirements | |
solid | Characterized by good substantial quality | |
superb | surpassingly good | |
well-behaved, well behaved | (usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct | |
See also | best | (superlative of 'good') having the most positive qualities |
better | (comparative of 'good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability | |
favorable, favourable | encouraging or approving or pleasing | |
good | morally admirable | |
obedient | dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority | |
respectable | Characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals | |
Opposite | bad | Having undesirable or negative qualities |
Spanish | bueno | |
Catalan | bo | |
Nouns | goodness | that which is pleasing or valuable or useful / useful |
Meaning | Having the normally expected amount. | |
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Synonym | full | |
Broader | ample | More than enough in size or scope or capacity |
Spanish | completo | |
Catalan | complet |
Meaning | morally admirable. | |
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Attribute of | good, goodness | moral excellence or admirableness |
Narrower | angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted | marked by utter benignity |
goody-goody | affectedly or smugly good or self-righteous | |
redemptive, redeeming, saving | bringing about salvation or redemption from sin | |
white | benevolent | |
See also | good | Having desirable / desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified |
moral | concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles | |
right | In conformance with justice or law or morality | |
righteous | Characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice | |
virtuous | morally excellent | |
worthy | Having worth or merit or value | |
Opposite | evil | morally bad or wrong |
Spanish | bueno | |
Catalan | bo | |
Nouns | goodness | moral excellence or admirableness |
Meaning | Deserving of esteem and respect. | |
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Example | "ruined the family's good name" | |
Synonyms | estimable, honorable, respectable | |
Broader | reputable | Having a good reputation |
Spanish | buen, honorable, respetable | |
Catalan | honorable, respectable | |
Nouns | goodness | moral excellence or admirableness |
Meaning | Promoting or enhancing well-being. | |
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Example | "the experience was good for her" | |
Synonym | beneficial | |
Broader | advantageous, favorable, favourable | Giving an advantage |
Spanish | beneficioso, bueno | |
Catalan | beneficiós, bo | |
Nouns | goodness | that which is pleasing or valuable or useful / useful |
Meaning | agreeable or pleasing. | |
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Broader | nice | Pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance |
Spanish | buen, bueno | |
Catalan | bo |
Meaning | Of moral excellence. | |
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Example | "a genuinely good person" | |
Synonyms | just, upright | |
Broader | righteous | Characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice |
Spanish | honrado, justo, recto | |
Catalan | honrat, just, recte | |
Nouns | goodness | moral excellence or admirableness |
Meaning | Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude. | |
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Example | "a good mechanic" | |
Synonyms | adept, expert, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful | |
Broader | skilled | Having or showing or requiring special skill |
Spanish | adepto, competente, diestro, ducho, experto, hábil, habilidoso, mañoso | |
Catalan | destre, enginyós, expert, hàbil, manyós, traçut |
Meaning | Thorough. | |
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Broader | complete | Having every necessary or normal part or component or step |
Spanish | cuidadoso, minucioso |
Meaning | With or in a close or intimate relationship / relationship. | |
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Example | "a good friend" | |
Synonyms | dear, near | |
Broader | close | Close in relevance or relationship |
Spanish | cercano, querido | |
Catalan | estimat, proper |
Meaning | financially sound. | |
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Example | "a good investment" | |
Synonyms | dependable, safe, secure | |
Broader | sound | financially secure and safe |
Spanish | fiable, seguro |
Meaning | Most suitable or right for a particular purpose. | |
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Example | "a good time to plant tomatoes" | |
Synonyms | right, ripe | |
Broader | opportune | Suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose |
Spanish | buen, bueno, ideal, idóneo | |
Catalan | bo, ideal, idoni | |
Nouns | goodness | that which is pleasing or valuable or useful / useful |
Meaning | Resulting favorably. | |
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Synonym | well | |
Broader | fortunate | Having unexpected good fortune |
Spanish | buen, bueno |
Meaning | Exerting force or influence. | |
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Example | "a warranty good for two years" | |
Synonyms | effective, in effect, in force | |
Broader | operative | In force or having or exerting force |
Spanish | efectivo, vigente |
Meaning | capable of pleasing. | |
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Example | "good looks" | |
Broader | pleasing | Giving pleasure and satisfaction |
Spanish | atractivo |
Meaning | appealing to the mind. | |
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Example | "good music" | |
Synonym | serious | |
Broader | intellectual | appealing to or using the intellect |
Spanish | bueno, serio | |
Nouns | goodness | that which is pleasing or valuable or useful / useful |
Meaning | In excellent physical condition. | |
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Synonym | sound | |
Broader | healthy | Having or indicating good health in body or mind |
Spanish | bien, bueno, sano | |
Catalan | bé, bo, sa |
Meaning | tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health. | |
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Example | "a good night's sleep" | |
Synonym | salutary | |
Broader | healthful | conducive to good health of body or mind |
Spanish | beneficioso, bueno, saludable | |
Nouns | goodness | that which is pleasing or valuable or useful / useful |
Meaning | not forged. | |
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Example | "a good dollar bill" | |
Synonym | honest | |
Broader | genuine, echt | not fake or counterfeit |
Spanish | bueno |
Meaning | not left to spoil. | |
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Example | "the meat is still good" | |
Synonyms | unspoiled, unspoilt | |
Broader | fresh | recently made, produced, or harvested |
Spanish | bueno |
Meaning | generally admired / admired. | |
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Example | "good taste" | |
Broader | discriminating | showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste |
Spanish | buen |
Meaning | benefit. | |
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Narrower | common good, commonweal | The good of a community |
Broader | advantage, vantage | The quality of having a superior or more favorable position |
Spanish | beneficio, bien, interés, provecho, utilidad | |
Catalan | bé, benefici, interès, utilitat |
Meaning | moral excellence or admirableness. | |
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Example | "there is much good to be found in people" | |
Synonym | goodness | |
Attributes | good | morally admirable |
Narrower | beneficence | The quality of being kind or helpful or generous |
benignity, benignancy, graciousness | The quality of being kind and gentle | |
kindness | The quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic | |
saintliness | The quality of resembling a saint | |
summum bonum | The supreme good in which all moral values are included or from which they are derived | |
virtue, virtuousness, moral excellence | The quality of doing what is right and avoiding / avoiding what is wrong | |
virtue | A particular moral excellence | |
Broader | morality | concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong |
Opposite | evil, evilness | The quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice |
Spanish | bondad | |
Catalan | bondat |
Meaning | That which is pleasing or valuable or useful / useful. | |
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Synonym | goodness | |
Narrower | benefit, welfare | Something that aids or promotes well-being |
better | Something superior in quality or condition or effect | |
better | The superior one of two alternatives | |
desirability, desirableness | The quality of being worthy of desiring | |
optimum | Most favorable conditions or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances | |
wisdom, wiseness, soundness | The quality of being prudent and sensible | |
worthiness | The quality or state of having merit or value | |
Broader | quality | An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
Opposite | bad, badness | That which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency |
Spanish | bien, bueno | |
Catalan | bé |
Meaning | (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory / satisfactory manner or to a high standard ('good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for 'well'). | |
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Example | "the baby can walk pretty good" | |
Synonym | well | |
Opposite | ill, badly, poorly | ('ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner |
Usage of | combining form | A bound form used only in compounds |
Meaning | Completely and absolutely ('good' is sometimes used informally for 'thoroughly'). | |
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Example | "we beat him good" | |
Synonyms | thoroughly, soundly | |
Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
Spanish | bien, exhaustivamente, minuciosamente, profundamente |
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