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adjective (SUCCESSFUL) /ɡʊd/ (better, best)Definition
A1 successful, or able to do something well: Kate's a good cook. She's very good at geography. They have a good relationship. She's very good with children.Successful (things or people) be no good (also be not any/much good) B2 to be of low quality or not useful: Shoes are no good if they let in water. Food aid isn't much good until the fighting stops.Useless and futile get off to a good start › to begin an activity successfully: I didn't get off to a very good start this morning - I'd been at work five minutes and my computer stopped working!Starting and beginningStarting again
(Definition of good adjective (SUCCESSFUL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a heavy hitter idiom
- achiever noun
- alpha male noun
- ascendant noun
- bandwagon noun
- buoyant adjective (SUCCESSFUL)
- go a long way idiom
- go with a bang idiom
- have (got) it made idiom
- have sth in your pocket idiom
- have the world at your feet idiom
- Midas noun
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- phenomenon noun (SUCCESS)
- press/push the right button(s) idiom
- prizewinning adjective
- record-breaking adjective
- reformed character noun
- wonder noun
- wunderkind noun
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