Definitions

good for

ADJECTIVE

cut out for

Synonyms

WEAK

adequate competent designed equipped fit fitted qualified suitable suited

Antonyms

WEAK

inadequate incompetent unfitted unqualified unsuitable unsuited wrong

ADJECTIVE

efficient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

able active adept adequate capable competent decisive dynamic economical effective energetic potent powerful productive profitable skilled skillful tough useful valuable

WEAK

accomplished adapted apt businesslike clever conducive deft economic effectual efficacious equal to experienced expert familiar with fitted good at handy masterly organized practiced proficient qualified ready saving shrewd systematic talented virtuous well-organized

Antonyms

STRONGEST

delicate fragile idle impotent inactive inadequate incapable incompetent ineffective inept lazy sluggish unable unskilled unskillful useless weak worthless

WEAK

helpless inefficient powerless

ADJECTIVE

helpful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accessible advantageous applicable conducive constructive convenient cooperative crucial essential favorable friendly important invaluable practical productive profitable significant suitable supportive sympathetic timely useful valuable

WEAK

accommodating benevolent bettering caring considerate contributive effectual efficacious fortunate improving instrumental kind neighborly operative pragmatic serendipitous serviceable symbiotic usable utilitarian

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cold cool disagreeable hindering hurting inappropriate inessential injurious inopportune insignificant minor nonessential trivial unfavorable unfriendly unhelpful unimportant unsociable unsuitable useless worthless

WEAK

disadvantageous harmful hurtful unconstructive

Example Sentences

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"I don't think... parents doing everything for them is any good for the future," Williams said, after he rejected 10 such applications in a week.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026

Whether that is good for American democracy remains to be seen.

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2026

That was good for insiders, who can sell their shares into a hungry market, but perhaps not so good for those hungry buyers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Investors seemed to have caught on that the second quarter was good for EVs.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Deep in the code that made up my brain, coiled up in complicated processes set up by Frances Miranda Gonzagaga herself, I found a way to think, This isn't good for Child X, either.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

good for

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