goods
12 synonyms and 1 antonym for goods, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Physical items that are produced, bought and sold; merchandise, as distinct from services.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
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Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
Physical items that are produced, bought and sold; merchandise, as distinct from services.
“The port handles roughly forty million tonnes of goods a year.”
Opposites
2. noun
Possessions belonging to a person; personal property.
“The bailiffs are entitled to seize goods to the value of the debt.”
3. noun informal
In the phrase 'the goods', the proof, information or quality that was promised.
“The police finally got the goods on him.”
How to use goods
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
Always plural in form and takes a plural verb: the goods are ready. In British rail and freight use it is attributive — a goods train, a goods yard.
