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right
adjective(right)correct in opinion or judgment
Synonyms: correct,
Antonyms: wrong,
Examples:
Time proved him right.
right
adjective(right)intended for the right hand
Synonyms: right-hand,
Examples:
A right-hand glove.
right
noun(right)the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
Synonyms: right field, rightfield,
right
adjective(right)(informal) very; used informally as an intensifier
Synonyms: one,
Examples:
A right fine day.
right
adjective(right)socially right or correct
Synonyms: correct,
Examples:
It isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye.
right
adverb(right)(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
Examples:
They have a right nice place.
right
noun(right)anything in accord with principles of justice
Synonyms: rightfulness,
Antonyms: wrong,
Examples:
He feels he is in the right.
The rightfulness of his claim.
The rightfulness of his claim.
right
noun(right)those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
Synonyms: right wing,
right
adjective(right)in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
Synonyms: correct,
Examples:
What's the right word for this?.
The right way to open oysters.
The right way to open oysters.
right
adjective(right)free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
Synonyms: correct,
Antonyms: wrong,
Examples:
The right answer.
Took the right road.
The right decision.
Took the right road.
The right decision.
right
adverb(right)to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
Examples:
She felt right at home.
He fell right into the trap.
He fell right into the trap.
right
verb(right)make reparations or amends for
Antonyms: wrong,
Examples:
Right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust.
right
adjective(right)appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
Synonyms: proper,
Examples:
The right man for the job.
right
adjective(right)most suitable or right for a particular purpose
Examples:
The right time to act.
right
noun(right)the hand that is on the right side of the body
Synonyms: right hand,
Examples:
He writes with his right hand but pitches with his left.
Hit him with quick rights to the body.
Hit him with quick rights to the body.
right
adverb(right)in accordance with moral or social standards
Synonyms: justly,
Examples:
That serves him right.
Do right by him.
Do right by him.
right
adverb(right)an interjection expressing agreement
Synonyms: right on,
right
noun(right)an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
Examples:
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.
A right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away.
right
noun(right)a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east
Examples:
Take a right at the corner.
right
adjective(right)being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north
Antonyms: left,
Examples:
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.
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.
right
noun(right)(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
Examples:
Mineral rights.
Film rights.
Film rights.
right
adjective(right)having the axis perpendicular to the base
Examples:
A right angle.
right
adjective(right)in conformance with justice or law or morality
Antonyms: wrong,
Examples:
Do the right thing and confess.
right
adjective(right)in or into a satisfactory condition
Examples:
Things are right again now.
Put things right.
Put things right.
right
noun(right)location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
Antonyms: left,
Examples:
He stood on the right.
right
adjective(right)(of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward
Examples:
The right side of the cloth showed the pattern.
Be sure your shirt is right side out.
Be sure your shirt is right side out.
right
verb(right)put in or restore to an upright position
Examples:
They righted the sailboat that had capsized.
right
verb(right)regain an upright or proper position
Examples:
The capsized boat righted again.
right
(right)toward or on the right; also used figuratively
Antonyms: left,
Examples:
He looked right and left.
The party has moved right.
The party has moved right.