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good as one's word

good as one's word adjective: faithful to a promise one has made.

Adjective

good as one's word (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Faithful to a promise one has made.
    • He said he'd pay me back this week, and he was as good as his word.

Synonyms of good as one's word

Questions about good as one's word

What does good as one's word mean?
Good as one's word means faithful to a promise one has made.
What part of speech is good as one's word?
Good as one's word is an adjective.

Words near good as one's word in the dictionary

  1. good article
  2. good articles
  3. good artists copy, great artists steal
  4. good as gold
  5. good as new
  6. good as one's word
  7. good as wheat in the bin
  8. good bet
  9. good bishop
  10. good bishops
  11. good black don't crack

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