GOOD


Meaning of GOOD in English

n. Function: adjective

1 having a helpful or auspicious character FF1C; a good wind FF1E;

Synonyms: advantageous, benefic, beneficial, brave, favorable, favoring, helpful, propitious, toward, useful

Related Words: convenient, suitable; desirable, needed; appropriate, proper, right

Contrasted Words: disadvantageous, unfavorable; damaging, hampering, harmful; unwanted

Antonyms: ill

2 adapted to the end in view FF1C; they doubted that the fruit was good to eat FF1E;

Synonyms: appropriate, convenient, fit, meet, proper, suitable, useful

Related Words: all right, apt, becoming, conformable, congruous, fitting, seemly

Contrasted Words: inadequate, inappropriate, undesirable, unfit, unsuitable, useless

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Synonyms: WHOLE 1, flawless, intact, perfect, sound, unblemished, undamaged, unhurt, unimpaired, unmarred

Contrasted Words: blemished, damaged, defective, flawed, impaired, imperfect, unsound

Antonyms: bad

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Synonyms: ADVANTAGEOUS 1, gainful, lucrative, moneymaking, paying, profitable, remunerative, well-paying, worthwhile

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Synonyms: PLEASANT 1, agreeable, congenial, favorable, gratifying, nice, pleasing, pleasurable, pleasureful, welcome

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Synonyms: HEALTHFUL , healthy, hygienic, salubrious, salutary, salutiferous, wholesome

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Synonyms: CLEVER 5, scintillating, smart, sprightly

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Synonyms: CONSIDERABLE 2, respectable, ||right smart, sensible, sizable, ||smart

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Synonyms: WELL-FOUNDED , cogent, just, justified, well-grounded

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Synonyms: DECENT 4, acceptable, adequate, all right, common, respectable, satisfactory, sufficient, tolerable, unobjectionable

11 conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue FF1C; if you can't be good, be careful FF1E;

Synonyms: blameless, exemplary, guiltless, inculpable, innocent, irreprehensible, irreproachable, lily-white, pure, righteous, unblamable, virtuous

Related Words: incorrupt, sound, uncorrupted, untainted

Contrasted Words: blameworthy, impure, unrighteous; evil, iniquitous, reprobate, sinful

Antonyms: bad

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Synonyms: CHARITABLE 1, altruistic, benevolent, eleemosynary, humane, humanitarian, philanthropic

13 behaving in an acceptable or desirable manner FF1C; a good child FF1E;

Synonyms: decorous, well-behaved

Related Words: polite, proper; considerate, kindly, thoughtful

Contrasted Words: ill-behaved, indecorous, naughty; careless, heedless, inconsiderate, mischievous, thoughtless

Antonyms: bad

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Synonyms: SKILLFUL 2, adroit, clever, pretty, ||skilly, wicked, workmanlike, workmanly

Antonyms: bad

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Synonyms: ABLE , au fait, capable, competent, proper, qualified, wicked

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.