🤝 A helper 😄 More good (joking) ⭐ A great thing

gooder

1 9.3

Something that is very good or impressive

noun

: maravilla

That movie was a real gooder!
do-gooder

Examples

This book is a real gooder for anyone who loves adventure.
That new restaurant is a real gooder; the food and service are outstanding.
That movie was a real gooder and kept everyone entertained until the end.
We had a gooder of a time at the festival last weekend.
Her latest book is another gooder that fans will definitely enjoy.
The concert last night was a gooder that I won't forget anytime soon!
Her presentation was a gooder, impressing everyone in the audience.

Synonyms

beaut

vsgooder

Australian

20 8.8

A very impressive example of something, like a car or goal

is broader praise for notable quality rather than emphasising example

ripper

vsgooder

Archaic

9 8.8

Something or someone that is very exciting and impressive

is used more broadly for notable quality rather than excitement

corker

vsgooder

Archaic

5 9.9

A person or thing that is very good and surprising

is the current informal term rather than an older dated expression

the cat's meow

vsgooder

Archaic

3 9.2

A person or thing that people think is excellent

is the everyday informal term for notable excellence rather than an idiom

dinger

vsgooder

Slang

2 8.6

A person or thing that is unusually good

is more informal and playful in everyday speech than this more neutral label

dilly

vsgooder

Archaic

2 8.6

A person or thing that is very good and impressive

is used for general praise rather than a playful compliment

first-rater

vsgooder

Neologism

1 7.5

A person or thing of very high quality

is used for something especially good rather than strictly the very highest

smackeroo

vsgooder

Informal

1 9.9

A very successful event or product that people praise

is used more broadly for notable quality rather than a big success

Antonyms

bad

∞ 1.0

Not good in quality or below the usual standard

Idioms

gooder than

Baby Talk

119 9.9

People use it jokingly and informally to say something is better than another

How Good

gooder

1 9.3

good

∞ 1.0

fair

328 1.0

poor

555 1.0

Surface Forms

gooder singular

gooders plural

Morphology

gooder = good (semi-transparent) = good + er

As a nominalization meaning 'a particularly good thing' the form is interpretable as 'good' + '-er', but it is informal and may be ambiguous with a comparative reading, so learners might be unsure.

Etymology

Gooder can also be an informal noun meaning 'something especially good', built from good + -er. So calling a show or event a gooder is a friendly way to say it was notably enjoyable or impressive.