Good
Good adverb - Completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly').
Usage example: we beat him good
Soundly
Soundly adverb - Completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly').
Usage example: he was soundly defeated
Both words in one sentence
- Generally soundly averted in BattleTech in that it takes literally years to train somebody to be a good MechWarrior — even just to cadet level.
Source: Falling into the Cockpit -
Reason being that while Harry is aware that he's getting a raw deal for his good acts he isn't in it for the rewards, he's in it because he can sleep soundly at night.
Source: Better Living Through Evil -
While he did confirm that there was a game of hoops with Murphy's crew, but it wasn't that Prince himself played that great, it was that Murphy wasn't that good... He was also an avid ping-pong player, having actually challenged Michael Jackson and Jimmy Fallon to matches and soundly trouncing them.
Source: Music / Prince
Cite this Source
Soundly and Good. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/good/soundly
Good & Soundly. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/good/soundly>.
Soundly or Good. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/good/soundly.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "good" and "soundly" have occurred on timeline