pleasing – giving cheer, pleasure, or enjoyment – something that pleases you. 
opulent – showy, extravagant, magnificent, sumptuous – more than luxurious, with the sense of “more than you really need”. magnificent – splendid, elegant, noble. I use it to show gratitude for a gift that is too fancy for my tastes. luxurious – fine or comfortable, such as an expensive hotel room. incredible – amazing, beyond belief, almost too good to be true. gratifying – pleasing, satisfying, making someone content. gilt-edged – high quality, from the practice of putting a thin layer of gold on the edges of a book. formidable – causing awe, respect, wonder or even fear, perhaps because it’s so large or strong. five-star – from the hotel rating system in which a five-star hotel is among the world’s best. Many other expressions begin with the word first. first-string – the starting players on a sports team that is, the best of them. Describing a British naval vessel with more than 100 guns. first-rate – exceptionally good, in the highest class. favorable – helpful, encouraging, positive, convenient, such as getting hoped-for results. exquisite – exceptionally fine or rare, with the sense of extreme. Related to the French and Latin words for “finished” and “exact.” Overused until often it merely means “acceptable.” fine – delicate, exquisite, almost as good as it gets. exemplary – an example of high quality, a model for others. exceptional – uncommon, rare, and better for being so. excellent – superior, best in its class, of the highest quality, making a person shout “Excelsior!”. enjoyable – pleasant, bringing pleasure and satisfaction – bringing joy. 
deluxe – high quality, related to luxury, from the Latin for “excess.”.delightful – causing joy, delight or pleasure, producing positive emotion, with the same Latin root as “delectable.”.
delectable – highly delicious, usually describing food, from the Latin for “delight.”. dazzling – amazing, splendid, brilliant, shining so bright that it’s hard to see it. In New Zealand, the exclamation “Choice!” is used similarly to “Great!” in the United States. choice – preferred, prized, specially selected. breathtaking – amazing, surprising, astonishing, enough to make you gasp with pleasure, and almost enough to make you forget to breathe. Here are 41 alternatives to good that can’t be used to describe everything in the world because they each have specific meanings, or at least, different connotations. A world where everything is cool or awesome is not much more interesting than a world where everything is fine or good. I admit that sometimes in conversation, I deliberately limit my vocabulary because I don’t want others to look at me quizzically: “Who does he think he is, anyway: one of the authors of a writing tips blog?” The result is vague, even boring, conversation, using words so general, they could fit almost everything in the world.Ĭhoosing other words is no improvement, if we always choose the same words. Of course, that includes words such as you, I, is, are, of, and for, which are already the best words for the job. Most of our daily communication probably depends on less than 1,000 words. The soul of writing is specificity, yet all too often, we lean on general-purpose words instead of choosing the most precise ones. 41 Words That Are Better Than Good By Michael
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