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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 didn't think that going the legal route and going to court was good for anybody," added Rahm.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

"We know that good work is good for people's mental and physical health."

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Once a device started participating in a DDoS attack, it would get blacklisted by much of the internet, and that wasn’t good for business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Counterintuitively, that could ultimately be good for stocks if it can tame inflation, according to 22V Research.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

“The part I learned from the Torah—that’s only good for today. If we postpone till next Saturday, that means I spent all this time studying the wrong thing!”

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman