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crust of bread. 2 atheistic, nullifidian, agnostic, unbelieving,
sceptical: In theory, communism is a godless ideology.
godlike adj. 1 divine, godly, sacred, holy, saintly, angelic, seraphic,
blest, blessed, sainted: The savages thought her a goddess and
treated her with godlike reverence. 2 heavenly, celestial,
blissful, rapturous, ecstatic, beatific, ethereal: For a
decade, she lived a godlike existence among the savages.
godly adj. religious, pious, devout, God-fearing, good, righteous,
holy, virtuous, moral, pure, saintly, reverent, pietistic,
devoted, faithful: The monks pursue a godly life in their
mountain fastness.
godsend n. gift, blessing, benediction, boon, windfall, bonanza, stroke
of (good) fortune, piece or bit of (good) luck: The Red Cross
parcels were a godsend to the prisoners of war.
goggle-eyed
adj. agog, awestruck, wide-eyed, thunder-struck, agape,
open-mouthed, gawking, staring, dumbfounded or dumfounded,
astonished, astounded, amazed, stupefied, dazed, surprised: His
first time in the city, Eugene stood goggle-eyed at the
skyscrapers.
going adj. 1 thriving, successful, succeeding, prosperous, wealthy,
affluent, booming, prospering, flourishing, growing: The
Davises took over a failing business and turned it into a going
concern. 2 current, present, contemporary, active, effective,
accepted, prevailing, prevalent, universal, common, usual,
customary: What is the going rate for a skilled cabinet-maker?
golden adj. 1 yellow, yellowish, gold, blond or blonde, flaxen,
aureate; tow(-haired): Her golden tresses fell about her
shoulders. 2 gold, auriferous; gilded, gilt, aureate; Technical
auric, aurous: They drank together from a golden bowl. 3
bright, shining, brilliant, sunny, gleaming, lustrous, shiny,
glittering, dazzling, resplendent, radiant, glowing, sparkling:
We emerged from the black tunnel into golden sunshine. 4 happy,
blissful, delightful, joyful, glorious, joyous, exuberant: We
can never recapture the golden days of our youth. 5
flourishing, halcyon, prosperous, thriving, favourable,
excellent, outstanding, productive, fertile, blessed, blest,