That word isn’t always…well…good.
When it’s used over and over again in a piece of writing, that little four-letter word becomes a bad word. (I don’t mean THAT kind of bad four-letter word. Please. I run a clean blog here.)
When you see that double-o ladened palabra (that’s Spanish for “word” by the way) in your child’s writing, it’s time to provide him with a little inspiration.
Below you’ll find lists of other words for “good” divided into four categories:
- Better Than “Good” – A general list of words for “good” that refer to the quality of something
- Virtuous – Words that describe how good a person is as far as character is concerned
- How It Looks – Words that describe good appearance
- Ability and Knowledge – Words that describe one’s ability or degree of knowledge
Feel free to share these lists with your child so that he can begin decorating his writing with more interesting words for “good.”
Other Words for “Good”
Better Than “Good”
acceptable
adorable
amazing
astonishing
astounding
awesome
awe-inspiring
beneficial
best
compelling
delightful
distinctive
eclipsing
engaging
enjoyable
enriching
epic
excellent
exceptional
exemplary
extraordinary
effective
fabulous
fantastic
favorable
fine
first class
first-rate
flawless
glorious
grand
great
gripping
high quality
impressive
incomparable
incredible
interesting
invaluable
legendary
magnificent
marvelous
memorable
mesmerizing
mind blowing
miraculous
monumental
outstanding
perfect
phenomenal
precious
premium
priceless
prime
refined
remarkable
reverberating
riveting
satisfactory
sensational
special
spectacular
splendid
staggering
stellar
super
superb
superior
supreme
stupendous
terrific
tiptop
top-notch
tremendous
unbelievable
uncommon
unforgettable
unparalleled
useful
valuable
vibrant
wonderful
wondrous
world-class
Virtuous
admirable
amiable
amicable
angelic
benevolent
big-hearted
blameless
charitable
chaste
cheerful
chivalrous
civil
commendable
compassionate
congenial
considerate
cordial
courteous
decent
dependable
devoted
devout
dignified
distinguished
divine
eminent
encouraging
estimable
ethical
fair
faithful
forgiving
friendly
fruitful
helpful
holy
honest
honorable
humane
humble
generous
gentle
giving
gracious
grateful
guiltless
illustrious
immaculate
impeccable
incorruptible
innocent
inspired
inspirational
irreproachable
joyful
joyous
just
kind
kindhearted
laudable
lawful
mannerly
merciful
meritable
meritorious
merry
modest
moral
neighborly
nice
noble
obedient
optimistic
patient
peaceable
perseverant
pious
polite
praiseworthy
principled
proper
prudent
pure
reliable
reputable
respectable
righteous
saintly
scrupulous
sincere
spotless
sympathetic
sweet
thoughtful
true
trustworthy
truthful
uncorrupt
unimpeachable
unoffending
upright
upstanding
virtuous
warmhearted
wholesome
worthy
How It Looks
adorned
artistic
attractive
beautiful
becoming
bedazzling
breathtaking
captivating
charming
classy
clean-cut
colorful
cute
dapper
darling
dashing
dazzling
decorative
elegant
enchanting
exquisite
fancy
flamboyant
glowing
good-looking
gorgeous
graceful
handsome
lovely
majestic
ornate
pretty
regal
resplendent
shining
snazzy
sophisticated
sparkling
splashy
striking
stunning
tasteful
vivid
Skilled or Knowledgeable
accomplished
adept
adequate
adroit
agile
apt
artful
brainy
bright
brilliant
capable
clever
competent
crackerjack
cunning
deft
dexterous
endowed
equipped
experienced
handy
ingenious
intelligent
knowing
knowledgeable
masterful
nifty
nimble
notable
noteworthy
on the ball
outperforming
powerful
proficient
qualified
quick-witted
savvy
seasoned
sharp
skilled
skillful
slick
smart
strong
talented
trained
wise
worthy
If you prefer these lists in a convenient, printer-friendly format with quaint Japanese dots as a border, you may want to check out my Other Words for “Good” Resource Pages. I’m sure your kids will love them.
Many blessings,
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