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Synonyms of goody-goody

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Another word for goody-goody is goody. Other synonyms of goody-goody are goody-goodyish, goodyish, goody two shoes and boy scout.

Synonyms and similar words for goody-goody

adjectiveMawkishly good; weakly benevolent or pious.

  • goodySynonym of goody-goody (“mawkishly good; weakly benevolent or pious”).
  • goody-goodyishSynonym of goody-goody.
  • goodyishSynonym of goody-goody.

nounA well-behaved person with no obvious human failings, with the possible exception of smugness and...

  • goody two shoesA goody-goody; a person who is almost always perfectly well-behaved, with an implication of smugness.
  • boy scout

Meaning of goody-goody

  1. adjective Mawkishly good; weakly benevolent or pious.
  2. noun A well-behaved person with no obvious human failings, with the possible exception of smugness and self-satisfaction.

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Questions about synonyms of goody-goody

What is another word for goody-goody?
Goody-goody has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as goody, goody-goodyish, goodyish, goody two shoes and boy scout.
What does goody-goody mean?
Goody-goody means mawkishly good; weakly benevolent or pious.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: goody-goody (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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