Dictionary entry details
• GOOD (noun)
Meaning:
Benefit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context examples:
for your own good / what's the good of worrying?
Hypernyms ("good" is a kind of...):
advantage; vantage (the quality of having a superior or more favorable position)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "good"):
common good; commonweal (the good of a community)
Meaning:
Moral excellence or admirableness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
good; goodness
Context example:
there is much good to be found in people
Hypernyms ("good" is a kind of...):
morality (concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct)
Attribute:
good (morally admirable)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "good"):
summum bonum (the supreme good in which all moral values are included or from which they are derived)
saintliness (the quality of resembling a saint)
virtue (a particular moral excellence)
moral excellence; virtue; virtuousness (the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong)
benignancy; benignity; graciousness (the quality of being kind and gentle)
beneficence (the quality of being kind or helpful or generous)
kindness (the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic)
Antonym:
evil (the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice)
Meaning:
That which is pleasing or valuable or useful
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
goodness; good
Context examples:
weigh the good against the bad / among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization
Hypernyms ("good" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "good"):
soundness; wisdom; wiseness (the quality of being prudent and sensible)
optimum (most favorable condition or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances)
better (the superior one of two alternatives)
benefit; welfare (something that aids or promotes well-being)
desirability; desirableness (the quality of being worthy of desiring)
worthiness (the quality or state of having merit or value)
Antonym:
bad (that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency)
Meaning:
Articles of commerce
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
commodity; trade good; good
Hypernyms ("good" is a kind of...):
artefact; artifact (a man-made object taken as a whole)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "good"):
basic; staple ((usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant)
salvage (property or goods saved from damage or destruction)
sporting goods (sports equipment sold as a commodity)
middling (any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran))
merchandise; product; ware (commodities offered for sale)
import; importation (commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country)
future (bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date)
fungible (a commodity that is freely interchangeable with another in satisfying an obligation)
fancy goods (goods that are chiefly ornamental)
export; exportation (commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country)
entrant (a commodity that enters competition with established merchandise)
drygoods; soft goods (textiles or clothing and related merchandise)
consumer goods (goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption)
• GOOD (adjective)
Meaning:
Having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
Context 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
Similar:
superb (surpassingly good)
solid (characterized by good substantial quality)
acceptable; satisfactory (meeting requirements)
redeeming (compensating for some fault or defect)
hot (very good; often used in the negative)
goodish (moderately good of its kind)
good enough (adequately good for the circumstances)
bang-up; bully; corking; cracking; dandy; great; groovy; keen; neat; nifty; not bad; peachy; slap-up; smashing; swell (very good)
well behaved; well-behaved ((usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct)
Also:
good (morally admirable)
obedient (dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority)
respectable (characterized by proper behavior or conventional conduct; worthy of respect)
favorable; favourable (encouraging or approving or pleasing)
better ((comparative of 'good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another)
best ((superlative of 'good') having the most positive qualities)
Attribute:
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Antonym:
bad (having undesirable or negative qualities)
Meaning:
Having the normally expected amount
Synonyms:
good; full
Context examples:
gives full measure / gives good measure / a good mile from here
Similar:
ample (more than enough in size or scope or capacity)
Meaning:
Morally admirable
Similar:
solid; upstanding; worthy (morally admirable)
white (benevolent; without malicious intent)
redeeming; redemptive; saving (bringing about salvation or redemption from sin)
goody-goody (affectedly or smugly good or self-righteous)
angelic; angelical; beatific; sainted; saintlike; saintly (marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint)
Also:
virtuous (morally excellent)
worthy (having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable)
righteous (characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice)
right (in conformance with justice or law or morality)
moral (concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles)
good (having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified)
Attribute:
good; goodness (moral excellence or admirableness)
Antonym:
evil (morally bad or wrong)
Meaning:
Deserving of esteem and respect
Synonyms:
estimable; respectable; good; honorable
Context examples:
all respectable companies give guarantees / ruined the family's good name
Similar:
reputable (having a good reputation)
Meaning:
Promoting or enhancing well-being
Synonyms:
beneficial; good
Context examples:
an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries / the beneficial effects of a temperate climate / the experience was good for her
Similar:
advantageous (giving an advantage)
Meaning:
Agreeable or pleasing
Context examples:
we all had a good time / good manners
Similar:
nice (pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance)
Meaning:
Of moral excellence
Synonyms:
upright; just; good
Context examples:
a genuinely good person / a just cause / an upright and respectable man
Similar:
righteous (characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice)
Meaning:
Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
Synonyms:
skillful; skilful; proficient; practiced; expert; adept; good
Context examples:
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
Similar:
skilled (having or showing or requiring special skill)
Meaning:
Thorough
Context examples:
had a good workout / gave the house a good cleaning
Similar:
complete (having every necessary or normal part or component or step)
Meaning:
With or in a close or intimate relationship
Synonyms:
dear; near; good
Context examples:
a good friend / my sisters and brothers are near and dear
Similar:
close (close in relevance or relationship)
Meaning:
Financially sound
Synonyms:
dependable; safe; secure; good
Context examples:
a good investment / a secure investment
Similar:
sound (financially secure and safe)
Meaning:
Most suitable or right for a particular purpose
Synonyms:
ripe; good; right
Context examples:
a good time to plant tomatoes / the right time to act / the time is ripe for great sociological changes
Similar:
opportune (suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose)
Meaning:
Resulting favorably
Synonyms:
well; good
Context examples:
its 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
Similar:
fortunate (having unexpected good fortune)
Meaning:
Exerting force or influence
Synonyms:
in effect; in force; effective; good
Context examples:
the law is effective immediately / a warranty good for two years / the law is already in effect (or in force)
Similar:
operative (being in force or having or exerting force)
Meaning:
Capable of pleasing
Context example:
good looks
Similar:
pleasing (giving pleasure and satisfaction)
Meaning:
Appealing to the mind
Synonyms:
serious; good
Context examples:
good music / a serious book
Similar:
intellectual (appealing to or using the intellect)
Meaning:
In excellent physical condition
Synonyms:
sound; good
Context examples:
good teeth / I still have one good leg / a sound mind in a sound body
Similar:
healthy (having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease)
Meaning:
Tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
Synonyms:
salutary; beneficial; good
Context examples:
beneficial effects of a balanced diet / a good night's sleep / the salutary influence of pure air
Similar:
healthful (conducive to good health of body or mind)
Meaning:
Not forged
Context example:
a good dollar bill
Similar:
echt; genuine (not fake or counterfeit)
Meaning:
Not left to spoil
Synonyms:
unspoilt; unspoiled; good
Context example:
the meat is still good
Similar:
fresh (recently made, produced, or harvested)
Meaning:
Generally admired
Context example:
good taste
Similar:
discriminating (showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste)
• GOOD (adverb)
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')
Synonyms:
good; well
Context examples:
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
Domain usage:
combining form (a bound form used only in compounds)
Meaning:
In a complete and thorough manner ('good' is sometimes used informally for 'thoroughly')
Synonyms:
thoroughly; good; soundly
Context examples:
he was soundly defeated / we beat him good
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
