Other Words for "Good"

Other words for good include excellent, pleasant, skilled, virtuous, and beneficial — the best choice depends on whether you mean high quality, enjoyable, capable, moral, or useful.

High quality

Pleasant or enjoyable

Skilled or capable

Morally good

Useful or beneficial

Frequently asked questions

What is a better word for "good"?

It depends on the sense: use excellent or superb for quality, pleasant or delightful for enjoyment, skilled or proficient for ability, and beneficial or valuable for usefulness.

Why avoid the word "good"?

"Good" is so general it barely describes anything. A precise word — excellent, honorable, or beneficial — tells the reader exactly what kind of good you mean.

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