Good and Mean

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Good

Good adjective - Conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue.
Usage example: good behavior will earn you the respect of others
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Mean is an antonym for good in topics: kind, pleasant, considerable, reliable, authentic.
Nearby Words: goodness, goodly, goody

Mean

Mean adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.
Usage example: a mean, embittered old woman who wanted company for her misery
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Good is an antonym for mean in topics: dishonourable, hostile.
Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly
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How words are described

old old good old mean
good good good good mean
best best good best mean
common common good common mean
Other adjectives: true, stupid, powerful, actual, real, big, evil, little, main, former, primary, overall.

Both words in one sentence

  • It took the alliance of mean and good gods to eventually defeat it and restore the Sun in its rightful place.
    Source: Solar CPR
  • Jason Martin always writes the music first and the lyrics last, and he admits to padding songs with lyrics that sound good and mean nothing—and for the fans, it's usually impossible to tell the difference.
    Source: Lyrical Shoehorn
  • He's dedicated to maintaining his good lawyer status, but it doesn't mean that all of his clients were good.
    Source: Good Lawyers, Good Clients
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