Phrase guide

good for someone

adj · intj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see good, for.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Eating fruit is good for you.
  • The litigation is not good for anybody.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

intj

Meaning 2

An exclamation of encouragement or congratulation to a person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • You got married? Good for you!
  • The president doesn’t dodge “what if” questions. Good for him!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: well done, get you, bravissimo, bravo, bully, cock on, congrats, congratulations, encore, fair fucks, full marks, good for someone, good for you, good going, good job, good on you, good show, good work, hats off, hon, hoorah, hooray, hurrah, hurray, huzza, huzzah, jolly good show, keep it up, kudos, mazal tov, mazel tov, nice one, proper job, right on, shabash, there you go, way to go, well said

Antonyms: none provided

3

intj

Meaning 3

Sarcastically belittling a person for an unimportant achievement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He has a diploma from Harvard? Good for him: he's still not qualified for this job.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: I don't care

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: dobry dla — Translations
  • Spanish: bueno para — Translations
  • Finnish: hyvä juttu — an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation
  • Finnish: hyvä homma — an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation
  • Hungarian: gratulálok! — an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation
  • Hungarian: ez igen! — an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation
  • Hungarian: ügyes! — an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation
  • Hungarian: szép volt — an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation
  • Italian: buon per te — an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation
  • Polish: brawo ty — an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation
  • Russian: молоде́ц (molodéc) — an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation
  • Spanish: bien por — an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation
  • Spanish: me alegro por — an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation