good

good

noun

Definition of GOOD

1

something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing <let us praise God, from Whom all goods flow>

Synonyms benediction, benefit, boon, felicity, godsend, good, manna, windfall

Related Words grace, mercy; favor, kindness, mitzvah; advantage, aid, assistance, gift, help, relief, support; anodyne, comfort, consolation, solace; bonus, extra, lagniappe; delight, joy, pleasure

Near Antonyms hex, hoodoo, jinx; bother, irritant, nuisance, pest; disadvantage; cross, misery, trial, tribulation

Antonyms affliction, bane, curse, evil, plague, scourge

2

the state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success <I am doing this for your own good>

Synonyms good, interest, weal, well-being

Related Words fortune, prosperity, prosperousness, success, successfulness; fitness, health, healthiness, robustness, soundness, wellness, wholeness, wholesomeness; bliss, felicity, happiness, joy; advantage, benefit, gain, sake; content, contentedness, gratification, satisfaction

Near Antonyms unhealthiness, unsoundness; misery, sadness, suffering, unhappiness, wretchedness

Antonyms ill-being

goods plproducts that are bought and sold in business <had a hard time selling leftover Easter goods that were still on the shelves by Mother's Day>

Synonyms commodities, goods, wares

Related Words line; export, import; inventory, staples, stock, stuff, supply; job lot; domestics, durables (also durable goods), hard goods

goods pla skill, an ability, or knowledge that makes a person able to do a particular job <the hiring committee thinks this latest applicant really has the goods>

Synonyms capability, credentials, goods, stuff

Related Words command, expertise, know-how, mastership, mastery, proficiency; ability, capacity, competence, competency, facility, faculty; aptitude, endowment, flair, genius, gift, knack, talent; forte, long suit, métier (also metier), specialism, speciality, specialty, strong suit; fitness, suitability, suitableness; makings, potentiality

goods pltransportable items that one owns <before moving to Florida, the couple sold their house and auctioned off their household goods>

Synonyms belongings, chattels, duds, effects, gear, goods, holdings, movables (or moveables), paraphernalia, personal effects, personal property, personalty, plunder [chiefly dialect], stuff, things

Related Words treasures, valuables; appointments, fixtures, furnishings; estate, property, tangibles; collateral

Near Antonyms immovables, real estate