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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"Although rescue isn't a core mission of the vessel, it was clearly good for a dirty, dangerous missions like this."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“Ultimately, that’s not good for asset markets that are priced off of a 10-year Treasury rate.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Exactly what is good for SpaceX is hard to say.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Though things looked good for him as the count got going on Tuesday night and on Wednesday, Pratt always had a long way to go.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

“This is good for toothaches,” she said, staring up at the bottle as she filled it.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

good for

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