adj

good

GUUD

adj

Acting in a way that is kind, moral, or beneficial.

"She's a good person who always looks out for others."

"It was good of you to help him move."

Skilled or competent at something.

"He's good at fixing cars."

Pleasant, enjoyable, or satisfying.

"We had a really good time at the concert."

"This coffee tastes good."

Still fit for use; not expired or spoiled.

"Check whether the milk is still good before you use it."

Thorough or considerable in amount or degree.

"It's a good distance from here to the station."

noun

That which is morally right, beneficial, or desirable, often contrasted with evil.

"The story is a classic battle between good and evil."

An item of merchandise (usually plural: goods).

"The warehouse stores goods before they're shipped to stores."

How to Use Good

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe all-purpose word for something positive — whether that's a person's character, a skill, a taste, or an amount.

Common mistake

"Good" is an adjective; "well" is the adverb. Say "she did well" (not "she did good") in careful speech, though "do good" is standard when it means "perform good deeds."

Common pairings

good at good for good and as good as

Word Forms

better comparative, gooder comparative, better comparative, gooded past tense, gooded past tense, goods plural, goods singular, goods singular, best superlative, goodest superlative, best superlative

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Etymology

From Old English gōd, going back to a Proto-Germanic root related to the idea of fitting or suiting well — despite appearances, it is not related to the word "God."

Synonyms

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all right satisfactory decent agreeable acceptable amazing as fine as Dick's hatband awesome beatific bene bodacious blissful

Antonyms

bad poor evil awful detestable disagreeable dreadful horrible

Related Words

acceptable standard abundant bad OK beautiful rotten poor

Rhymes for good

food wood mood hood blood flood brood Atwood Osgood Elwood plywood manhood

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