The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

good, successful, palmy: After the golden age of Greece and
Rome, Europe was plunged into the dismal gloom of the Dark Ages.
6 gifted, talented, favoured, special, exceptional, favourite,
cherished, pet, Brit blue-eyed, white-headed, white-haired, US
fair-haired: As long as the company's profits were increasing,
Hamilton was the golden boy. 7 advantageous, propitious,
auspicious, promising, rosy, opportune, optimistic, favourable:
She missed a golden opportunity by turning down the job.
good adj. 1 agreeable, satisfactory, commendable, acceptable, fair,
adequate, admissible, tolerable, all right, passable, Colloq
okay or OK: According to the reviews, the new opera is good but
not great. 2 admirable, outstanding, first-rate, first-class,
fine, superb, superior, tiptop, extraordinary, exemplary,
choice, excellent, capital, marvellous, wonderful, splendid,
sterling, Colloq super(-duper), great, smashing, A1 or A-1 or
A-one, Brit cracking, brilliant, amazing, ace, knockout, brill,
fantastic, terrific, unbelievable, groovy, fab, fabulous,
crucial, serious, US bad, Old-fashioned Brit tickety-boo, No.
Eng. champion, Chiefly US A-OK: I thought that was a really
good dinner. 3 correct, proper, decorous, orderly, right,
seemly, fit, fitting, suitable, meet, appropriate, allowable,
permissible, admissible, passable, satisfactory, tolerable: He
should get time off for good behaviour. 4 obedient,
well-behaved, proper, well-mannered: Why can't you be a good
boy when we go out? 5 moral, high-minded, righteous, noble,
wholesome, chaste, pure, honourable, ethical, upstanding,
upright, virtuous, worthy, lofty, elevated, saintly, angelic,
godly, godlike: Think only good thoughts and still you may not
get to heaven. 6 kind, benevolent, beneficent, gracious,
gentle, kindly, nice, considerate, friendly, solicitous,
good-hearted, sympathetic, benign, charitable, humane,
kind-hearted, well-disposed: Her parents have always been good
to me. 7 fresh, unspoilt, edible, consumable, palatable: These
eggs are good but the milk has gone off. 8 genuine, valid,
legitimate, authentic, honest, proper, reliable, secure,
dependable, safe, creditable, sound, solid, substantial,
well-founded, trustworthy, honest, actual, real; credible,
believable, convincing, compelling, cogent: Have you a good
reason for saying that? 9 honourable, esteemed, respected,
respectable, well-thought-of, reputable, established, solid:
They say that he comes from a good family. 10
well-proportioned, shapely, attractive: Yes, I'd say that