good-looking

adjective

good-look·​ing ˈgu̇d-ˈlu̇-kiŋ 

: having a pleasing or attractive appearance

good-looker

ˈgu̇d-ˈlu̇-kər 

noun

Synonyms

• aesthetic
• esthetic
• aesthetical
• esthetical
• attractive
• beauteous
• beautiful
• bonny [chiefly British]
• bonnie
• comely
• cute
• drop-dead
• fair
• fetching
• good
• goodly
• gorgeous
• handsome
• knockout
• likely
• lovely
• lovesome
• pretty
• ravishing
• seemly
• sightly
• stunning
• taking
• well-favored

Examples of good-looking in a Sentence

she's a good-looking woman, regardless of her age

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s much talk about unicorns in the dating field in Song’s script, and her film could be called the same — a glossy, good-looking drama veined with humor, introspection and questioning intelligence, driven as much by insightful writing as star charisma. —David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025

Is this just about good-looking people getting a free pass? —Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

The glossy, good-looking production feels like a throwback to French fare from a few decades ago — middlebrow passing for intellectual, mainstream commercial passing for arthouse. —David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025

Nominate good-looking properties Anaheim Beautiful recognizes citizens who keep their property beautiful. —Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 22 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1715, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for good-looking

• booking
• brooking
• cooking
• hooking
• looking
• overlooking