For instance, a guy's boss asks him to get a certain number of items. Later on the guy returns to his boss and lists off the items that he has gotten. The boss replies with something like "good". Any other word for it? "Good" just seems to general of a term.
2006-10-28 20:08:12 · 5 answers · asked by JMK 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The word Well
2006-10-28 20:09:50 · answer #1 · answered by korbin a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check.
2006-10-29 04:46:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The tool you are looking for is a thesaurus.
Rogets suggests the following for good used to mean pleasant:
acceptable, ace*, admirable, agreeable, bully*, capital, choice, commendable, congenial, crack*, deluxe, excellent, exceptional, favorable, first-class, first-rate, gnarly*, gratifying, great, honorable, marvelous, neato, nice, pleasing, positive, precious, prime, rad*, recherché, reputable, satisfactory, satisfying, select, shipshape*, sound, spanking*, splendid, sterling, stupendous, super, superb, superior, tip-top*, valuable, welcome, wonderful
It suggests the following for good used to mean "skilled":
able, accomplished, adept, adroit, au fait, capable, clever, competent, dexterous, efficient, expert, first-rate, proficient, proper, qualified, reliable, satisfactory, serviceable, skillful, suitable, suited, talented, thorough, trustworthy, useful, wicked
It suggests the following for good used to mean useful:
acceptable, advantageous, all right, ample, appropriate, approving, apt, auspicious, becoming, benefic, beneficial, benignant, brave, commendatory, commending, common, conformable, congruous, convenient, decent, desirable, favorable, favoring, fit, fitting, fruitful, healthful, healthy, helpful, hygienic, meet, needed, opportune, profitable, proper, propitious, respectable, right, salubrious, salutary, satisfying, seemly, serviceable, suitable, tolerable, toward, unobjectionable, wholesome
It suggests the following for good meaning untainted or undefiled:
dependable, eatable, flawless, fresh, intact, loyal, normal, perfect, reliable, safe, solid, sound, stable, trustworthy, unblemished, uncontaminated, uncorrupted, undamaged, undecayed, unhurt, unimpaired, unspoiled, vigorous, whole
It suggests the following for good meaning "kind":
altruistic, approving, beneficent, benevolent, charitable, considerate, friendly, giving, gracious, humane, humanitarian, kind-hearted, kindly, merciful, obliging, philanthropic, tolerant, well-disposed
It suggests the following for good meaning real or genuine:
authentic, bona fide, conforming, dependable, genuine, honest, justified, legitimate, loyal, orthodox, proper, regular, reliable, sound, strict, true, trustworthy, valid, well-founded
It suggests the following for good meaning well mannered:
considerate, decorous, dutiful, kindly, mannerly, obedient, orderly, polite, proper, seemly, thoughtful, tolerant, tractable, well-mannered
It suggests the following for good meaning abundant:
adequate, advantageous, ample, big, complete, entire, extensive, full, great, immeasurable, large, long, lucrative, much, paying, profitable, respectable, sizable, solid, substantial, sufficient, whole, worthwhile
It suggests the following for good used to mean advantageous:
asset, avail, behalf, benediction, benefit, blessing, boon*, commonwealth, favor, gain, godsend, good fortune, interest, nugget*, plum*, prize, profit, prosperity, service, treasure, use, usefulness, welfare, well-being, windfall, worth
Thats the first page listing 10 of 432 results. I doubt you are going to get a human being to do as well.
2006-10-29 02:22:47 · answer #3 · answered by Curly 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
excellent
wonderful
2006-10-29 02:10:40 · answer #4 · answered by mighty_power7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
superb.
2006-10-29 02:10:45 · answer #5 · answered by observer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋