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Good

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; admirable; commendable; not bad, corrupt, evil, noxious, offensive, or troublesome, etc.

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Acceptable 84% connected

Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable prese…

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Acceptable 84% connected

Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable prese…

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Advantageous 84% connected

Being of advantage; conferring advantage; gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial; as, an advantageous position; trade is advantageous to a nation.

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Advantageous 84% connected

Being of advantage; conferring advantage; gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial; as, an advantageous position; trade is advantageous to a nation.

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Ample 84% connected

Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended.

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Ample 84% connected

Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended.

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Angelic 84% connected

Alt. of Angelical

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Angelic 84% connected

Alt. of Angelical

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Angelical 84% connected

Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine.

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Angelical 84% connected

Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine.

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Beatific 84% connected

Alt. of Beatifical

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Beatific 84% connected

Alt. of Beatifical

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Bully 84% connected

A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow.

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Bully 84% connected

A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow.

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Close 84% connected

To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.

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Close 84% connected

To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.

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Complete 84% connected

Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate.

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Complete 84% connected

Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate.

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Corking 84% connected

of Cork

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Corking 84% connected

of Cork

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Cracking 84% connected

of Crack

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Cracking 84% connected

of Crack

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Dandy 84% connected

One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb.

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Dandy 84% connected

One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb.

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Decent 84% connected

Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language.

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Decent 84% connected

Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language.

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Discriminating 84% connected

of Discriminate

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Discriminating 84% connected

of Discriminate

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Favorable 84% connected

Full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind; propitious; friendly.

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Favorable 84% connected

Full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind; propitious; friendly.

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Favourable 84% connected

(of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"

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Favourable 84% connected

(of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"

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Fortunate 84% connected

Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a…

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Fortunate 84% connected

Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a…

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Fresh 84% connected

Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong; unimpaired; sound.

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Fresh 84% connected

Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong; unimpaired; sound.

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Genuine 84% connected

Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true…

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Genuine 84% connected

Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true…

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Goodish 84% connected

Rather good than the contrary; not actually bad; tolerable.

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Goodish 84% connected

Rather good than the contrary; not actually bad; tolerable.

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Goody-goody 84% connected

Mawkishly or weakly good; exhibiting goodness with silliness.

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Goody-goody 84% connected

Mawkishly or weakly good; exhibiting goodness with silliness.

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Great 84% connected

Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, lengt…

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Great 84% connected

Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, lengt…

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Green 84% connected

Having the color of grass when fresh and growing; resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emer…

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Green 84% connected

Having the color of grass when fresh and growing; resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emer…

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Healthful 84% connected

Full of health; free from illness or disease; well; whole; sound; healthy; as, a healthful body or mind; a healthful plant.

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Healthful 84% connected

Full of health; free from illness or disease; well; whole; sound; healthy; as, a healthful body or mind; a healthful plant.

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Healthy 84% connected

Being in a state of health; enjoying health; hale; sound; free from disease; as, a healthy chid; a healthy plant.

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Healthy 84% connected

Being in a state of health; enjoying health; hale; sound; free from disease; as, a healthy chid; a healthy plant.

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Hot 84% connected

of Hight

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Hot 84% connected

of Hight

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Intellectual 84% connected

Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental; as, intellectual powers, activities, etc.

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Intellectual 84% connected

Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental; as, intellectual powers, activities, etc.

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Keen 84% connected

Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.

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Keen 84% connected

Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.

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Neat 84% connected

Cattle of the genus Bos, as distinguished from horses, sheep, and goats; an animal of the genus Bos; as, a neat's tongue; a neat's foot.

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Neat 84% connected

Cattle of the genus Bos, as distinguished from horses, sheep, and goats; an animal of the genus Bos; as, a neat's tongue; a neat's foot.

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Nice 84% connected

Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.

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Nice 84% connected

Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.

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Old 84% connected

Open country.

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Old 84% connected

Open country.

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Operative 84% connected

Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects; as, an operative motive.

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Operative 84% connected

Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects; as, an operative motive.

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Opportune 84% connected

Convenient; ready; hence, seasonable; timely.

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Opportune 84% connected

Convenient; ready; hence, seasonable; timely.

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Peachy 84% connected

Resembling a peach or peaches.

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Peachy 84% connected

Resembling a peach or peaches.

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Pleasing 84% connected

of Please

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Pleasing 84% connected

of Please

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Redeeming 84% connected

of Redeem

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Redeeming 84% connected

of Redeem

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Redemptive 84% connected

Serving or tending to redeem; redeeming; as, the redemptive work of Christ.

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Redemptive 84% connected

Serving or tending to redeem; redeeming; as, the redemptive work of Christ.

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Reputable 84% connected

Having, or worthy of, good repute; held in esteem; honorable; praiseworthy; as, a reputable man or character; reputable conduct.

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Reputable 84% connected

Having, or worthy of, good repute; held in esteem; honorable; praiseworthy; as, a reputable man or character; reputable conduct.

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Righteous 84% connected

Doing, or according with, that which is right; yielding to all their due; just; equitable; especially, free from wrong, guilt, or sin; holy; as, a ri…

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Righteous 84% connected

Doing, or according with, that which is right; yielding to all their due; just; equitable; especially, free from wrong, guilt, or sin; holy; as, a ri…

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Sainted 84% connected

of Saint

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Sainted 84% connected

of Saint

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Saintlike 84% connected

Resembling a saint; suiting a saint; becoming a saint; saintly.

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Saintlike 84% connected

Resembling a saint; suiting a saint; becoming a saint; saintly.

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Saintly 84% connected

Like a saint; becoming a holy person.

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Saintly 84% connected

Like a saint; becoming a holy person.

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Satisfactory 84% connected

Giving or producing satisfaction; yielding content; especially, relieving the mind from doubt or uncertainty, and enabling it to rest with confidence…

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Satisfactory 84% connected

Giving or producing satisfaction; yielding content; especially, relieving the mind from doubt or uncertainty, and enabling it to rest with confidence…

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Saving 84% connected

of Save

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Saving 84% connected

of Save

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Skilled 84% connected

Having familiar knowledge united with readiness and dexterity in its application; familiarly acquainted with; expert; skillful; -- often followed by…

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Skilled 84% connected

Having familiar knowledge united with readiness and dexterity in its application; familiarly acquainted with; expert; skillful; -- often followed by…

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Smashing 84% connected

of Smash

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Smashing 84% connected

of Smash

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Solid 84% connected

Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard…

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Solid 84% connected

Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard…

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Sound 84% connected

The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.

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Sound 84% connected

The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.

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Superb 84% connected

Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice; a superb colonnade.

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Superb 84% connected

Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice; a superb colonnade.

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Swell 84% connected

To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the le…

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Swell 84% connected

To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the le…

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White 84% connected

Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure sno…

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White 84% connected

Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure sno…

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Advantage 76% connected

Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end; benefit; as, the enemy had the advantag…

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Artefact 76% connected

a man-made object taken as a whole

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Artifact 76% connected

a man-made object taken as a whole

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Morality 76% connected

The relation of conformity or nonconformity to the moral standard or rule; quality of an intention, a character, an action, a principle, or a sentime…

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Quality 76% connected

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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Vantage 76% connected

superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain; profit; advantage.

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Basic 76% connected

Relating to a base; performing the office of a base in a salt.

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Beneficence 76% connected

The practice of doing good; active goodness, kindness, or charity; bounty springing from purity and goodness.

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Benefit 76% connected

An act of kindness; a favor conferred.

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Benignancy 76% connected

Benignant quality; kindliness.

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Benignity 76% connected

The quality of being benign; goodness; kindness; graciousness.

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Better 76% connected

Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air.

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Commonweal 76% connected

Commonwealth.

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Desirability 76% connected

The state or quality of being desirable; desirableness.

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Desirableness 76% connected

The quality of being desirable.

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Entrant 76% connected

One who enters; a beginner.

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Export 76% connected

To carry away; to remove.

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Exportation 76% connected

The act of exporting; the act of conveying or sending commodities abroad or to another country, in the course of commerce.

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Future 76% connected

That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time after the present; as, the next moment is future, to the present.

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Graciousness 76% connected

Quality of being gracious.

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Import 76% connected

To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign country, in th…

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Importation 76% connected

The act of carrying, conveying, or delivering.

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Kindness 76% connected

The state or quality of being kind, in any of its various senses; manifestation of kind feeling or disposition beneficence.

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Merchandise 76% connected

The objects of commerce; whatever is usually bought or sold in trade, or market, or by merchants; wares; goods; commodities.

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Middling 76% connected

Of middle rank, state, size, or quality; about equally distant from the extremes; medium; moderate; mediocre; ordinary.

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Product 76% connected

Anything that is produced, whether as the result of generation, growth, labor, or thought, or by the operation of involuntary causes; as, the product…

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Saintliness 76% connected

Quality of being saintly.

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Salvage 76% connected

The act of saving a vessel, goods, or life, from perils of the sea.

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Shopping 76% connected

of Shop

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Soundness 76% connected

The quality or state of being sound; as, the soundness of timber, of fruit, of the teeth, etc.; the soundness of reasoning or argument; soundness of…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Staple 76% connected

A settled mart; an emporium; a city or town to which merchants brought commodities for sale or exportation in bulk; a place for wholesale traffic.

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Virtue 76% connected

Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor.

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Ware 76% connected

Wore.

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Welfare 76% connected

Well-doing or well-being in any respect; the enjoyment of health and the common blessings of life; exemption from any evil or calamity; prosperity; h…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Wisdom 76% connected

The quality of being wise; knowledge, and the capacity to make due use of it; knowledge of the best ends and the best means; discernment and judgment…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Wiseness 76% connected

Wisdom.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Worthiness 76% connected

The quality or state of being worthy; desert; merit; excellence; dignity; virtue; worth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 2

Goodness 74% connected

The quality of being good in any of its various senses; excellence; virtue; kindness; benevolence; as, the goodness of timber, of a soil, of food; go…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Goodness 74% connected

The quality of being good in any of its various senses; excellence; virtue; kindness; benevolence; as, the goodness of timber, of a soil, of food; go…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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See also 22

Best 66% connected

Having good qualities in the highest degree; most good, kind, desirable, suitable, etc.; most excellent; as, the best man; the best road; the best cl…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Best 66% connected

Having good qualities in the highest degree; most good, kind, desirable, suitable, etc.; most excellent; as, the best man; the best road; the best cl…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Better 66% connected

Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air.

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Better 66% connected

Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Favorable 66% connected

Full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind; propitious; friendly.

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Favorable 66% connected

Full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind; propitious; friendly.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Favourable 66% connected

(of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Favourable 66% connected

(of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"

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Moral 66% connected

Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to the rules…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Moral 66% connected

Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to the rules…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Obedient 66% connected

Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command.

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Obedient 66% connected

Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command.

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Respectable 66% connected

Worthy of respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving regard; hence, of good repute; not mean; as, a respectable citizen.

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Respectable 66% connected

Worthy of respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving regard; hence, of good repute; not mean; as, a respectable citizen.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Right 66% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Right 66% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Righteous 66% connected

Doing, or according with, that which is right; yielding to all their due; just; equitable; especially, free from wrong, guilt, or sin; holy; as, a ri…

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Righteous 66% connected

Doing, or according with, that which is right; yielding to all their due; just; equitable; especially, free from wrong, guilt, or sin; holy; as, a ri…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Virtuous 66% connected

Possessing or exhibiting virtue.

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Virtuous 66% connected

Possessing or exhibiting virtue.

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Worthy 66% connected

Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.

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Worthy 66% connected

Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.

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Attribute 4

Goodness 66% connected

The quality of being good in any of its various senses; excellence; virtue; kindness; benevolence; as, the goodness of timber, of a soil, of food; go…

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Goodness 66% connected

The quality of being good in any of its various senses; excellence; virtue; kindness; benevolence; as, the goodness of timber, of a soil, of food; go…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Quality 66% connected

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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Quality 66% connected

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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Pertains to 1

Synonym 31

Adept 92% connected

One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient; as, adepts in philosophy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Admirable 92% connected

Fitted to excite wonder; wonderful; marvelous.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Beneficial 92% connected

Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful; advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end; -- followed by to.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Commodity 92% connected

Convenience; accommodation; profit; benefit; advantage; interest; commodiousness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Dear 92% connected

Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Dependable 92% connected

Worthy of being depended on; trustworthy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Effective 92% connected

Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable; operative; as, an effective force,…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Estimable 92% connected

Capable of being estimated or valued; as, estimable damage.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Expert 92% connected

Taught by use, practice, or experience, experienced; having facility of operation or performance from practice; knowing and ready from much practice;…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Full 92% connected

Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anythin…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Goodness 92% connected

The quality of being good in any of its various senses; excellence; virtue; kindness; benevolence; as, the goodness of timber, of a soil, of food; go…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Honest 92% connected

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Honorable 92% connected

Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Just 92% connected

Conforming or conformable to rectitude or justice; not doing wrong to any; violating no right or obligation; upright; righteous; honest; true; -- sai…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Near 92% connected

At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Practiced 92% connected

of Practice

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Proficient 92% connected

One who has made considerable advances in any business, art, science, or branch of learning; an expert; an adept; as, proficient in a trade; a profic…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Respectable 92% connected

Worthy of respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving regard; hence, of good repute; not mean; as, a respectable citizen.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Right 92% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Ripe 92% connected

The bank of a river.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Safe 92% connected

Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from sto…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Salutary 92% connected

Wholesome; healthful; promoting health; as, salutary exercise.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Secure 92% connected

Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Serious 92% connected

Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Skilful 92% connected

See Skilful.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Skillful 92% connected

Discerning; reasonable; judicious; cunning.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sound 92% connected

The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Soundly 92% connected

In a sound manner.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Thoroughly 92% connected

In a thorough manner; fully; entirely; completely.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Upright 92% connected

In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Well 92% connected

An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Near synonym 7

Excellent 92% connected

Excelling; surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense; superior; as, an excellent man,…

general 78% interchangeable

Excellent overlaps with good, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Beneficial 90% connected

Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful; advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end; -- followed by to.

general 74% interchangeable

Beneficial overlaps with good, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Positive 86% connected

Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative.

general 66% interchangeable

Positive overlaps with good, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Effective 84% connected

Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable; operative; as, an effective force,…

general 62% interchangeable

Effective overlaps with good, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Admirable 82% connected

Fitted to excite wonder; wonderful; marvelous.

general 58% interchangeable

Admirable overlaps with good, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Virtuous 80% connected

Possessing or exhibiting virtue.

general 54% interchangeable

Virtuous overlaps with good, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Suitable 78% connected

Capable of suiting; fitting; accordant; proper; becoming; agreeable; adapted; as, ornaments suitable to one's station; language suitable for the subj…

general 50% interchangeable

Suitable overlaps with good, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Stronger synonym 2

Excellent 92% connected

Excelling; surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense; superior; as, an excellent man,…

quality 70% interchangeable stronger

Excellent expresses a much higher level of quality than good.

A good result. / An excellent result.
Excellent 92% connected

Excelling; surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense; superior; as, an excellent man,…

formal alternatives to good 62% interchangeable stronger

Very high in quality.

Formal equivalent 4

Beneficial 90% connected

Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful; advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end; -- followed by to.

formal alternatives to good 62% interchangeable more formal

Creates an advantage or positive effect.

Effective 90% connected

Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable; operative; as, an effective force,…

formal alternatives to good 62% interchangeable more formal

Produces the intended result.

Sound 90% connected

The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.

formal alternatives to good 62% interchangeable more formal

Well-founded, reliable or sensible.

Beneficial 88% connected

Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful; advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end; -- followed by to.

positive effect 62% interchangeable more formal

Beneficial means producing a positive effect.

A good policy. / A beneficial policy.

Professional alternative 3

Effective 88% connected

Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable; operative; as, an effective force,…

performance 48% interchangeable more formal

Effective means successful in producing the intended result.

A good approach. / An effective approach.
Appropriate 84% connected

Set apart for a particular use or person. Hence: Belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper.

formal alternatives to good 55% interchangeable

Suitable for the purpose or situation.

Constructive 84% connected

Having ability to construct or form; employed in construction; as, to exhibit constructive power.

formal alternatives to good 55% interchangeable

Useful in helping something improve.

Antonym 6

Badly 94% connected

In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously.

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Badly 94% connected

In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Evil 94% connected

Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Evil 94% connected

Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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