good

Adjective

• generally admired
  • good taste
    

• not left to spoil
  • the meat is still good
    

• not forged
  • a good dollar bill
    

• tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
  • beneficial effects of a balanced diet
    
  • a good night's sleep
    
  • the salutary influence of pure air
    

• in excellent physical condition
  • good teeth
    
  • I still have one good leg
    
  • a sound mind in a sound body
    

• appealing to the mind
  • good music
    
  • a serious book
    

• capable of pleasing
  • good looks
    

• exerting force or influence
  • the law is effective immediately
    
  • a warranty good for two years
    
  • the law is already in effect (or in force)
    

• resulting favorably
  • it's 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
    

• most suitable or right for a particular purpose
  • a good time to plant tomatoes
    
  • the right time to act
    
  • the time is ripe for great sociological changes
    

• financially sound
  • a good investment
    
  • a secure investment
    

• with or in a close or intimate relationship
  • a good friend
    
  • my sisters and brothers are near and dear
    

• thorough
  • had a good workout
    
  • gave the house a good cleaning
    

• having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  • 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
    

• of moral excellence
  • a genuinely good person
    
  • a just cause
    
  • an upright and respectable man
    

• agreeable or pleasing
  • we all had a good time
    
  • good manners
    

• promoting or enhancing well-being
  • an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries
    
  • the beneficial effects of a temperate climate
    
  • the experience was good for her
    

• deserving of esteem and respect
  • all respectable companies give guarantees
    
  • ruined the family's good name
    

• morally admirable

• having the normally expected amount
  • gives full measure
    
  • gives good measure
    
  • a good mile from here
    

• 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
    

Noun

• articles of commerce

• 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
    

• moral excellence or admirableness
  • there is much good to be found in people
    

• benefit
  • for your own good
    
  • what's the good of worrying?
    

Adverb

• completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly')
  • he was soundly defeated
    
  • we beat him good
    

• (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 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  undecomposed , unspoiled , unspoilt , honest , salutary , sound , serious , effective , in effect(p) , in force(p) , well(p) , right , ripe , dependable , safe , secure , dear , near , adept , expert , practiced , proficient , skillful , skilful , just , upright , beneficial , estimable , honorable , respectable
• Antonyms: 
  evil , bad , badness , evilness , ill , badly , poorly