Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Goodness (Capability of producing good Good qualities)

Nouns
  • goodness etc. adj.
  • excellence, merit
  • virtue etc. Virtue
  • value, worth, price. super-excellence, supereminence
  • superiority etc. [Supremacy.] Superiority
  • perfection etc. Perfection
  • masterpiece, prime, flower, cream, elite, pick, A Existence, nonesuch, nonpareil, creme de la creme, flower of the flock, cock of the roost, salt of the earth
  • champion
  • prodigy. tidbit
  • gem, gem of the first water
  • bijou, precious stone, jewel, pearl, diamond, ruby, brilliant, treasure
  • good thing
  • one in a thousand. beneficence etc. Benevolence
  • good man etc. Good Man.
Verbs
  • be beneficial etc. adj.
  • produce good, do good etc. Good
  • profit etc. (be of use) Utility
  • benefit
  • confer a benefit etc. Good. be the making of, do a world of good, make a man of. produce a good effect
  • do a good turn, confer an obligation
  • improve etc. Improvement. do no harm, break no bones. be good etc. adj.
  • excel, transcend etc. (be superior) [Supremacy.] Superiority
  • bear away the bell. stand the proof, stand the test
  • pass muster, pass an examination. challenge comparison, vie, emulate, rival.
Adjectives
  • harmless, hurtless
  • unobnoxious, innocuous, innocent, inoffensive. beneficial, valuable, of value
  • serviceable etc. (useful) Utility
  • advantageous, edifying, profitable
  • salutary etc. (healthful) Salubrity. favorable
  • propitious etc. (hope-giving) Hope
  • fair. good, good as gold
  • excellent
  • better
  • superior etc. [Supremacy.] Superiority
  • above par
  • nice, fine
  • genuine etc. (true) [Object of knowledge.] Truth. best, choice, select, picked, elect, recherche, rare, priceless
  • unparagoned, unparalleled etc. (supreme) [Supremacy.] Superiority
  • superlatively etc. [Supremacy.] Superiority
  • good
  • bully [Slang], crackajack [Slang], giltedged
  • superfine, superexcellent
  • of the first water
  • first-rate, first-class
  • high-wrought, exquisite, very best, crack, prime, tiptop, capital, cardinal
  • standard etc. (perfect) Perfection
  • inimitable. admirable, estimable
  • praiseworthy etc. (approve) Approbation
  • pleasing etc. [Capability of giving pleasure; cause or source of pleasure.] Pleasurableness
  • precious, of great price
  • costly etc. (dear) Dearness
  • worth its weight in gold, worth a Jew's eye
  • priceless, invaluable, inestimable, precious as the apple of the eye. tolerable etc. (not very good) Imperfection
  • up to the mark, unexceptionable, unobjectionable
  • satisfactory, tidy. in good condition, in fair condition
  • fresh
  • sound etc. (perfect) Perfection.
Adverbs
  • beneficially etc. adj.
  • well etc. Good.
Phrases
  • long may such goodness live! " [Rogers]
  • the luxury of doing good" [Goldsmith].