| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| Sounds | gihd; guh'd |
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| Rhymes | abbreviated, abducted, abstracted, and 667 more rhymes in ihd at the HyperDic website... |
| adulthood, allgood, babyhood, and 56 more rhymes in uhd at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified. |
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| Examples | "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" |
| Attribute of | quality |
| Similar | bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing; good enough; goodish; hot; redeeming; satisfactory, acceptable; solid; suitable; superb; well-behaved, well behaved |
| See also | best; better; favorable, favourable; good; obedient; respectable |
| Contrary | bad |
| Meaning | Having the normally expected amount. |
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| Examples | "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here" |
| Synonyms | full |
| Similar to | ample |
| Meaning | Morally admirable. |
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| Attribute of | good, goodness |
| Similar | angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted; beneficent, benevolent, gracious; goody-goody; redemptive, redeeming, saving; white; worthy |
| See also | good; moral; right; righteous; virtuous; worthy |
| Contrary | evil, wicked |
| Meaning | Deserving of esteem and respect. |
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| Examples | "ruined the family's good name" |
| Synonyms | estimable, honorable, respectable |
| Similar to | reputable |
| Meaning | Promoting or enhancing well-being. |
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| Examples | "the experience was good for her" |
| Synonyms | beneficial |
| Similar to | advantageous |
| Meaning | Superior to the average. |
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| Examples | "made good grades"; "morale was good"; "had good weather for the parade" |
| Synonyms | fine |
| Similar to | superior |
| Meaning | Agreeable or pleasing. |
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| Examples | "we all had a good time"; "good manners" |
| Similar to | nice |
| Meaning | Of moral excellence. |
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| Examples | "a genuinely good person" |
| Synonyms | just, upright, virtuous |
| Similar to | righteous |
| Meaning | Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude. |
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| Examples | "a good mechanic" |
| Synonyms | adept, expert, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful |
| Similar to | skilled |
| Meaning | Thorough. |
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| Examples | "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning" |
| Similar to | complete |
| Meaning | With or in a close or intimate relationship. |
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| Examples | "a good friend" |
| Synonyms | dear, near |
| Similar to | close |
| Meaning | Having or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others. |
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| Synonyms | benevolent |
| Attribute of | benevolence |
| Similar | good-hearted, kind, kindly, openhearted |
| See also | beneficent; charitable; kind |
| Contrary | malevolent, malicious |
| Meaning | Financially sound. |
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| Examples | "a good investment" |
| Synonyms | dependable, safe, secure |
| Similar to | sound |
| Meaning | Most suitable or right for a particular purpose. |
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| Examples | "a good time to plant tomatoes" |
| Synonyms | right, ripe |
| Similar to | opportune |
| Meaning | Resulting favorably. |
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| Examples | "its a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed" |
| Synonyms | well |
| Similar to | fortunate |
| Meaning | Exerting force or influence. |
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| Examples | "a warranty good for two years" |
| Synonyms | effective, in effect, in force |
| Similar to | operative |
| Meaning | Feeling healthy and free of aches and pains. |
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| Examples | "I feel good" |
| Similar to | well |
| Meaning | Capable of pleasing. |
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| Examples | "good looks" |
| Similar to | pleasing |
| Meaning | Appealing to the mind. |
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| Examples | "good music" |
| Synonyms | serious |
| Similar to | intellectual |
| Meaning | In excellent physical condition. |
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| Examples | "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg" |
| Synonyms | sound |
| Similar to | healthy |
| Meaning | Tending to promote physical well-being. Beneficial to health. |
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| Examples | "a good night's sleep" |
| Synonyms | beneficial, salutary |
| Similar to | healthful |
| Meaning | Not forged. |
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| Examples | "a good dollar bill" |
| Similar to | genuine, echt |
| Meaning | Not left to spoil. |
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| Examples | "the meat is still good" |
| Synonyms | unspoiled, unspoilt |
| Similar to | fresh |
| Meaning | Generally admired. |
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| Examples | "good taste" |
| Similar to | discriminating |
| Meaning | Benefit. |
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| Examples | "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?" |
| Narrower | common good, commonweal |
| Broader | advantage, vantage |
| Meaning | Moral excellence or admirableness. |
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| Examples | "there is much good to be found in people" |
| Synonyms | goodness |
| Attributes | good |
| Narrower | kindness; beneficence; benignity, benignancy, graciousness; virtue, virtuousness, moral excellence; virtue; saintliness; summum bonum |
| Broader | morality |
| Contrary | evil, evilness |
| Meaning | That which is good or valuable or useful. |
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| Examples | "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization" |
| Synonyms | goodness |
| Narrower | worthiness; desirability, desirableness; benefit, welfare; better; optimum; wisdom, wiseness, soundness |
| Broader | quality |
| Contrary | bad, badness |
| Meaning | (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'). |
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| Examples | "the baby can walk pretty good" |
| Synonyms | well |
| Contrary | ill, badly, poorly |
| Usage | combining form |
| Meaning | In a complete and thorough manner (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly'). |
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| Examples | "we beat him good" |
| Synonyms | thoroughly, soundly |
| Usage | colloquialism |