Thesaurus:good

Thesaurus

good

English

Adjective

Sense: acceptable; pleasing; enjoyable

Synonyms

• acceptable
• agreeable    [⇒ thesaurus]
• all right
• as fine as Dick's hatband (dated)
• awesome    [⇒ thesaurus]
• bene (thieves' cant)
• bodacious
• bona (Polari)
• commendable
• dandy as candy (Canada, US, simile, informal)
• decent
• enjoyable
• excellent    [⇒ thesaurus]
• exceptional
• fantastic    [⇒ thesaurus]
• fine
• goloptious
• good as wheat in the bin (US, simile, dated)
• gratifying
• great
• magnificent
• marvelous
• nice
• not bad
• outstanding
• perfect
• phenomenal
• pleasant    [⇒ thesaurus]
• pleasing
• positive
• rad
• radical
• right as rain (simile)
• satisfying
• splendid
• stellar
• stupendous
• super
• superb
• sweet as a nut (UK, simile)
• terrific
• tubular
• wonderful    [⇒ thesaurus]
• wondrous

Hyponyms

• satisfactory    [⇒ thesaurus]

Antonyms

• awful
• bad    [⇒ thesaurus]
• detestable
• disagreeable
• dreadful
• unsatisfactory

See also

• Thesaurus:goodness
• Thesaurus:intermediate
• Thesaurus:moderate

Further reading

• “618. good” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “good” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.