Use These Better Words to Sound More Fluent!

Do you always say “good”? It’s correct, but native English speakers use many other words to express how something is good — depending on the situation. Let’s level up your vocabulary!

1. Instead of «Good Job»

❌ Good job!
✅ Try:

• Well done! → Well done on your exam!
• Nice work! → Nice work on the project.
• Great effort! → That was a great effort, keep going!
• You nailed it! (Informal) → Wow, you nailed that presentation!

2. Instead of «Good Food»

❌ The food was good.
✅ Try:

• Delicious → That pasta was delicious!
• Tasty → These tacos are really tasty.
• Flavourful → The soup was so flavourful.
• Yummy (Informal) → This cake is yummy!

3. Instead of «Good Movie / Book / Experience»

❌ That was a good movie.
✅ Try:

• Amazing → That movie was amazing!
• Brilliant → What a brilliant book!
• Fantastic → We had a fantastic time!
• Impressive → Her acting was impressive.

4. Instead of «Good Feeling / Mood»

❌ I feel good.
✅ Try:

• Great → I feel great today!
• Wonderful → It’s a wonderful feeling.
• Happy → I’m really happy right now.
• Excited → I’m so excited about the trip!

5. Instead of «Good Idea / Solution»

❌ That’s a good idea.
✅ Try:

• Smart → That’s a smart solution!
• Clever → What a clever idea!
• Brilliant → Brilliant suggestion!
• Creative → That’s such a creative approach!

Challenge: Say Goodbye to «Good»!

Pick 3 new words from this post and use them today! Which one is your favourite?

Written by Aimee Wilkinson, Principal at The Harrogate International Academy