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Definitions of right
  1. verb
    make right or correct

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    correct rectify
  2. adjective
    correct in opinion or judgment
    "time proved him right"

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    correct right-minded
    Opposite:
    wrong
  3. adjective
    intended for the right hand
    "a right-hand glove"

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    right-hand right-handed
  4. noun
    the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right

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    right field rightfield
  5. adjective
    (informal) very; used informally as an intensifier
    "a right fine day"

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    one extraordinary
  6. adverb
    exactly

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    flop
  7. adjective
    socially right or correct
    "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"

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    correct proper
  8. adverb
    (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
    "they have a right nice place"

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    mightily mighty powerful
  9. noun
    anything in accord with principles of justice
    "he feels he is in the right" "the rightfulness of his claim"

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    rightfulness
    Opposite:
    wrong
    type of:
    justness justice
  10. adverb
    in an accurate manner
    "he guessed right"

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    aright correctly
    Opposite:
    wrongly
  11. noun
    those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged

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    right wing
    type of:
    sect faction
  12. adjective
    in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
    "what's the right word for this?" "the right way to open oysters"

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    correct proper
  13. adjective
    precisely accurate

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    veracious accurate
  14. adjective
    free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
    "the right answer" "took the right road" "the right decision"

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    correct letter-perfect accurate exact straight word-perfect precise
    Opposite:
    wrong
  15. adverb
    to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
    "she felt right at home" "he fell right into the trap"

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    all altogether completely entirely totally whole wholly
  16. verb
    make reparations or amends for
    "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"

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    compensate correct redress
    Opposite:
    wrong
    type of:
    modify change alter
  17. adjective
    appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
    "the right man for the job"

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    proper appropriate
  18. adjective
    most suitable or right for a particular purpose
    "the right time to act"

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    good ripe opportune
  19. adverb
    in the right manner; correctly; suitably

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    decent decently properly
  20. noun
    the hand that is on the right side of the body
    "he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left" "hit him with quick rights to the body"

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    right hand
    type of:
    manus hand mitt paw
  21. adverb
    in accordance with moral or social standards
    "that serves him right" "do right by him"

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    justly
  22. adverb
    an interjection expressing agreement

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    right on
  23. noun
    an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
    "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people" "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"
  24. noun
    a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east
    "take a right at the corner"
    type of:
    turning turn
  25. adjective
    being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north
    "my right hand" "right center field" "a right-hand turn" "the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream"

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    right-hand far starboard rightmost
    Opposite:
    left
  26. noun
    (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
    "mineral rights" "film rights"
    type of:
    stake interest
  27. adjective
    having the axis perpendicular to the base
    "a right angle"

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    perpendicular
  28. adjective
    in conformance with justice or law or morality
    "do the right thing and confess"

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    ethical honorable honourable
    Opposite:
    wrong
  29. adjective
    in or into a satisfactory condition
    "things are right again now" "put things right"

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    satisfactory
  30. noun
    location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
    "he stood on the right"
    Opposite:
    left
    type of:
    position place
  31. adjective
    of or belonging to the political or intellectual right

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    reactionary conservative far-right old-line oldline reactionist right-wing rightish rightist
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    center left
  32. adjective
    (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward
    "the right side of the cloth showed the pattern" "be sure your shirt is right side out"

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    outside
  33. verb
    put in or restore to an upright position
    "They righted the sailboat that had capsized"
    type of:
    change alter modify
  34. verb
    regain an upright or proper position
    "The capsized boat righted again"
    type of:
    change posture
  35. toward or on the right; also used figuratively
    "he looked right and left" "the party has moved right"
    Opposite:
    left
Examples of right
  • "time proved him right"
  • "a right-hand glove"
  • "a right fine day"
  • "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"
  • "they have a right nice place"
  • "he feels he is in the right"
  • "the rightfulness of his claim"
  • "he guessed right"
  • "what's the right word for this?"
  • "the right way to open oysters"
  • "the right answer"
  • "took the right road"
  • "the right decision"
  • "she felt right at home"
  • "he fell right into the trap"
  • "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
  • "the right man for the job"
  • "the right time to act"
  • "he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left"
  • "hit him with quick rights to the body"
  • "that serves him right"
  • "do right by him"
  • "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"
  • "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"
  • "take a right at the corner"
  • "my right hand"
  • "right center field"
  • "a right-hand turn"
  • "the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream"
  • "mineral rights"
  • "film rights"
  • "a right angle"
  • "do the right thing and confess"
  • "things are right again now"
  • "put things right"
  • "he stood on the right"
  • "the right side of the cloth showed the pattern"
  • "be sure your shirt is right side out"
  • "They righted the sailboat that had capsized"
  • "The capsized boat righted again"
  • "he looked right and left"
  • "the party has moved right"
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