Related Searches
on Ask.com
good - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | good |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasant, fine |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, ace*, admirable, agreeable, bad, boss*, bully, capital, choice, commendable, congenial, crack*, deluxe, excellent, exceptional, favorable, first-class, first-rate, gnarly*, gratifying, great, honorable, marvelous, neat*, nice, pleasing, positive, precious, prime, reputable, satisfactory, satisfying, select, shipshape*, sound, spanking*, splendid, sterling, stupendous, super, superb, superior, valuable, welcome, wonderful, worthy, rad, recherché*, super-eminent, super-excellent, tip-top, up to snuff |
| Notes: | using good as an adverb in place of well ("she dances real good," "he did good") is nonstandard usage - so, it would be best to say "she dances very well," "he did well" well is an adverb to describe an activity; good is an adjective to describe a condition or state |
| Antonyms: | bad, detestable, disagreeable, unpleasant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | good |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage, benefit |
| Synonyms: | asset, avail, behalf, benediction, blessing, boon*, commonwealth, favor, gain, godsend, interest, nugget*, plum*, prize, profit, prosperity, service, treasure, use, usefulness, welfare, well-being, windfall, good fortune |
| Antonyms: | disadvantage |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | good |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | moral, virtuous |
| Synonyms: | admirable, blameless, charitable, dutiful, estimable, ethical, exemplary, guiltless, honest, honorable, inculpable, innocent, irreproachable, obedient, praiseworthy, pure, reputable, respectable, right, righteous, sound, tractable, upright, well-behaved, worthy, incorrupt, irreprehensible, lily-white, uncorrupted, untainted |
| Antonyms: | evil, immoral, noxious, sinful, vile, wicked, unvirtuous |
| Main Entry: | good |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | morality |
| Synonyms: | class, dignity, excellence, ideal, merit, prerogative, probity, quality, rectitude, right, righteousness, straight, uprightness, value, virtue, worth |
| Antonyms: | evil, sin, wickedness, immorality |
| Main Entry: | good |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | competent, skilled |
| Synonyms: | able, accomplished, adept, adroit, au fait, capable, clever, dexterous, efficient, expert, first-rate, proficient, proper, qualified, reliable, satisfactory, serviceable, skillful, suitable, suited, talented, thorough, trustworthy, useful |
| Antonyms: | incompetent, unskilled, unsuitable |
| Main Entry: | good |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | useful, adequate |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, advantageous, all right, ample, appropriate, apt, auspicious, becoming, beneficial, brave, common, conformable, congruous, convenient, decent, desirable, favorable, fit, fitting, fruitful, healthful, healthy, helpful, hygienic, meet, needed, opportune, profitable, proper, propitious, respectable, right, salubrious, salutary, satisfying, seemly, serviceable, suitable, tolerable, toward, wholesome, approving, benefic, benignant, commendatory, commending, favoring, unobjectionable |
| Antonyms: | inadequate, rotten, unsuitable |
| Main Entry: | good |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reliable; untainted |
| Synonyms: | dependable, eatable, flawless, fresh, intact, loyal, normal, perfect, safe, solid, sound, stable, trustworthy, unblemished, undamaged, unhurt, unimpaired, unspoiled, vigorous, whole, fit to eat, uncontaminated, uncorrupted, undecayed |
| Antonyms: | noxious, rotten, tainted, unreliable |
| Main Entry: | good |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | kind, giving |
| Synonyms: | altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, charitable, considerate, friendly, gracious, humane, humanitarian, kindhearted, merciful, obliging, philanthropic, tolerant, approving, well-disposed |
| Antonyms: | bad, mean, vicious |
| Main Entry: | good |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | authentic, real |
| Synonyms: | bona fide, conforming, dependable, genuine, honest, kosher*, legitimate, loyal, orthodox, proper, regular, reliable, sound, strict, true, trustworthy, valid, well-founded, justified |
| Antonyms: | fake, forged, unreal |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | good |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | well-behaved |
| Synonyms: | considerate, decorous, dutiful, kindly, mannerly, obedient, orderly, polite, proper, respectful, seemly, thoughtful, tolerant, tractable, well-mannered |
| Antonyms: | bad, misbehaving |
| Main Entry: | good |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | considerable |
| Synonyms: | adequate, advantageous, ample, big, complete, entire, extensive, full, great, immeasurable, large, long, lucrative, much, profitable, respectable, sizable, solid, substantial, sufficient, whole, worthwhile, paying |
| Antonyms: | inconsequential, inconsiderable |
| Main Entry: | goods |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | personal possessions |
| Synonyms: | belongings, effects, equipment, furnishings, furniture, gear, impedimenta, paraphernalia, property, stuff, things, trappings, appurtenances, chattels, encumbrances, movables |
| Main Entry: | goods |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | merchandise |
| Synonyms: | bolt, cargo, fabric, freight, line, load, stock, stuff, textile, wares, commodities, materials, seconds, vendibles |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
good, benefit, advantage; improvement [more]; greatest good, supreme good; interest, service, behoof, behalf; weal; main chance, summum bonum, common weal; "consummation devoutly to be wished"; gain, boot; profit, harvest., boon (gift) [more]; good turn; blessing; world of good; piece of good luck, piece of good fortune; nuts, prize, windfall, godsend, waif, treasure trove., good fortune (prosperity) [more]; happiness [more]., [Source of good] goodness [more]; utility [more]; remedy [more]; pleasure giving [more].
-adverbs
well, aright, satisfactorily, favorably, not amis; all for the best; to one's advantage; in one's favor, in one's interest.
-phrases
so far so good; magnum bonum.
|
| Antonyms: | evil |
| Main Entry: | admirable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | held in great respect |
| Synonyms: | A-1*, A-OK, ace*, attractive, best ever, cat's pajamas, choice, commendable, cool*, copacetic, crackerjack*, deserving, dream*, estimable, excellent, exquisite, fine, good, great, greatest, hunky dory, keen*, laudable, meritable, meritorious, neat*, out of sight, out of this world, peachy*, praiseworthy, rare, solid, super, super-duper, superior, unreal*, valuable, wicked*, wonderful, worthy, zero cool |
| Antonyms: | contemptible, despicable, detestable, hateful, loathsome, repugnant, repulsive, shameful, unworthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | adroit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very able or skilled |
| Synonyms: | adept, apt, artful, clean, clever, crack*, crackerjack*, cunning, cute, deft, dexterous, expert, foxy*, good, handy, ingenious, masterful, neat*, nifty*, nimble, on the ball*, proficient, quick-witted, savvy, sharp, skillful, slick, smart, up*, whiz*, wizard, hot tamale, on the beam, quick on the trigger, quick on the uptake, up to speed |
| Antonyms: | awkward, clumsy, dense, inept, stupid, unskilled |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | advantage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | benefit, favored position or circumstance |
| Synonyms: | aid, ascendancy, asset, assistance, authority, avail, blessing, boon, break, choice, comfort, convenience, dominance, edge, eminence, favor, gain, good, gratification, help, hold, improvement, influence, interest, lead, leeway, leverage, luck, mastery, odds, position, power, precedence, preference, prestige, prevalence, profit, protection, recognition, resources, return, sanction, starting, superiority, support, supremacy, upper hand*, utility, wealth, expediency, leg-up, pre-eminence |
| Antonyms: | disadvantage, drawback, handicap, hindrance, loss, obstacle, restriction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | altruistic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unselfish |
| Synonyms: | benevolent, big*, big-hearted*, bleeding heart*, charitable, considerate, generous, good, human, humane, humanitarian, kind, magnanimous, openhanded, philanthropic, self-sacrificing, Robin Hood, all heart, good scout |
| Antonyms: | selfish, unsacrificing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | angelic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sweet, kind, and usually beautiful |
| Synonyms: | adorable, beatific, beneficent, celestial, devout, divine, entrancing, ethereal, godly, good, heavenly, holy, humble, innocent, lovely, otherworldly, pure, radiant, rapturous, righteous, saintly, self-sacrificing, seraphic, virtuous, archangelic, cherubic |
| Antonyms: | demonic, devilish, fiendish, unkind |
| Main Entry: | appropriate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | suitable |
| Synonyms: | adapted, applicable, apropos, apt, becoming, befitting, belonging, congruous, convenient, correct, deserved, due, felicitous, fit, fitting, germane, good, just, on the nose*, opportune, pertinent, proper, relevant, right, rightful, seemly, tailor-made, true, useful, well-timed, appurtenant, desired, on the button, well-suited |
| Antonyms: | improper, unbecoming, unseemly, unsuitable, unsuited, unfitting |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
