good

Meanings

• benefit
  • "for your own good"
  • "what's the good of worrying?"
• moral excellence or admirableness
  • "there is much good to be found in people"
• that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
  • "weigh the good against the bad"
  • "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization"
• articles of commerce
• having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
  • "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"
• having the normally expected amount
  • "gives good measure"
  • "a good mile from here"
• morally admirable
• deserving of esteem and respect
  • "ruined the family's good name"
• promoting or enhancing well-being
  • "the experience was good for her"
• agreeable or pleasing
  • "we all had a good time"
  • "good manners"
• of moral excellence
  • "a genuinely good person"
• having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  • "a good mechanic"
• thorough
  • "had a good workout"
  • "gave the house a good cleaning"
• with or in a close or intimate relationship
  • "a good friend"
• financially sound
  • "a good investment"
• most suitable or right for a particular purpose
  • "a good time to plant tomatoes"
• resulting favorably
  • "it's a good thing that I wasn't there"
  • "it is good that you stayed"
• exerting force or influence
  • "a warranty good for two years"
• capable of pleasing
  • "good looks"
• appealing to the mind
  • "good music"
• in excellent physical condition
  • "good teeth"
  • "I still have one good leg"
• tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
  • "a good night's sleep"
• not forged
  • "a good dollar bill"
• not left to spoil
  • "the meat is still good"
• generally admired
  • "good taste"
• (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')
  • "the baby can walk pretty good"
• completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly')
  • "we beat him good"

Synonyms

adept, beneficial, commodity, dear, dependable, effective, estimable, expert, full, goodness, honest, honorable, in effect, in force, just, near, practiced, proficient, respectable, right, ripe, safe, salutary, secure, serious, skilful, skillful, sound, soundly, thoroughly, trade good, undecomposed, unspoiled, unspoilt, upright, well