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Defenition of the word right

    • Defenition of the word right

      • One direction or side, as opposed to left. When a person hold his hands out, palms facing away from him, the shape between the first finger and thumb that it not an "L" is this direction.
      • That are in accordance with fact.
      • A power or liberty to which one is justly entitled.
      • Something that is on the right side relative to another object.
      • Pertaining to the political right; conservative.
      • free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"
      • socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"
      • in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"
      • make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"
      • in a correct manner; "he guessed right"
      • most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes"
      • in accordance with moral or social standards; "that serves him right"; "do right by him"
      • (Southern regional intensive) very; "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place"
      • appropriate for a condition or occasion; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"
      • in the right manner; "please do your job properly!" "can't you carry me decent?"
      • of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face outward; "the right side of the cloth showed the pattern"; "be sure your shirt is right side out"
      • (geometry) having the axis perpendicular to the base; "a right angle"
      • of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
      • 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"; on the right when facing downstream; "the right bank of the river"
      • in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"
      • in or into a satisfactory condition; "things are right again now"; "put things right"
      • a turn to the right; "take a right at the corner"
      • an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature: "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "it is his right to say what he pleases"
      • 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"
      • (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing: "mineral rights"; "film rights"
      • immediately; "she called right after dinner"
      • precisely, exactly; "stand right here!"
      • completely; "she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap"
      • toward or on the right; "he looked right and left"; also figuratively; "the party has moved right"
      • regain an upright or proper position; "The capsized boat righted again"
      • put in or restore to an upright position; "They righted the sailboat that had capsized"
      • make reparations or amends for; "right a wrong"
      • correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"
      • (informal) exactly; "he fell flop on his face"
      • intended for the right hand; "a right-hand glove"
      • anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"
      • 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"
      • an interjection expressing agreement
      • the conservative faction of a political party
      • the part of the outfield on the catcher's right
      • on the right-hand side of a vessel or aircraft when facing forward; "the starboard side"
      • the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher''s right
      • an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands
      • those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
      • 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"
      • (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing; "mineral rights"; "film rights"
      • make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"
      • make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
      • having the axis perpendicular to the base; "a right angle"
      • socially right or correct; "it isn''t right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"
      • in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what''s the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"
      • 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"
      • (Southern regional intensive) very; "the baby is mighty cute"; "he''s mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place"
      • exactly; "he fell flop on his face"
      • in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can''t you carry me decent?"
      • toward or on the right; also used figuratively; "he looked right and left"; "the party has moved right"
      • a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east
      • the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
      • anything in accord with principles of justice
      • an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
      • the hand that is on the right side of the body
      • location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
      • (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
      • make right or correct
      • regain an upright or proper position
      • put in or restore to an upright position
      • make reparations or amends for
      • precisely accurate
      • appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
      • free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
      • correct in opinion or judgment
      • most suitable or right for a particular purpose
      • (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward
      • having the axis perpendicular to the base
      • socially right or correct
      • in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
      • intended for the right hand
      • being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north
      • in conformance with justice or law or morality
      • in or into a satisfactory condition
      • (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
      • exactly
      • immediately
      • in the right manner
      • in an accurate manner
      • precisely, exactly
      • completely
      • in accordance with moral or social standards
      • toward or on the right; also used figuratively

    Synonyms for the word right

      • absolute
      • absolutely
      • acceptable
      • acceptably
      • accurate
      • accurately
      • actual
      • amend
      • appropriate
      • appropriately
      • aptly
      • aright
      • as it should be
      • authentic
      • best
      • birthright
      • claim
      • compensate
      • completely
      • correct
      • correctly
      • dead on
      • decent
      • decently
      • desirable
      • directly
      • due
      • entirely
      • entitlement
      • exact
      • exactly
      • fair
      • fine
      • fit
      • fitting
      • flop
      • genuine
      • good
      • healthy
      • honorable
      • in good order
      • in shape
      • just
      • justification
      • justified
      • justly
      • mighty
      • moral
      • non-discriminatory
      • perfectly
      • permission
      • powerful
      • precise
      • precisely
      • privilege
      • proper
      • properly
      • real
      • reasonable
      • reasonably
      • rectify
      • redress
      • remedy
      • respectable
      • restore
      • right hand
      • right on
      • right wing
      • right-hand
      • righteous
      • rightfield
      • rightfulness
      • ripe
      • sincere
      • starboard
      • straight
      • suitable
      • suitably
      • suited
      • the right way
      • totally
      • true
      • upright
      • utterly
      • very well
      • well

    Similar words in the right

      • accurate
      • appropriate
      • compensate
      • conservative
      • counterbalance
      • ethical
      • even off
      • even out
      • even up
      • exact
      • far
      • far-right
      • good
      • honorable
      • honourable
      • just
      • letter-perfect
      • moral
      • opportune
      • outside
      • perpendicular
      • precise
      • proper
      • reactionary
      • reactionist
      • right
      • right-hand
      • right-hand(a)
      • right-handed
      • right-minded
      • right-wing
      • righted
      • righteous
      • righteously
      • righteousness
      • righteousness's
      • righter
      • rightest
      • rightful
      • rightfully
      • rightfulness
      • rightfulness's
      • righting
      • rightish
      • rightist
      • rightists
      • rightmost
      • rightness
      • rightness's
      • rights
      • rights's
      • satisfactory
      • starboard
      • straight
      • true
      • word-perfect

    Meronymys for the word right

      • outfield

    Hyponyms for the word right

      • aby
      • abye
      • access
      • accession
      • admission
      • admittance
      • advowson
      • amend
      • atone
      • cabotage
      • claim
      • debug
      • due
      • entree
      • exclusive right
      • expiate
      • floor
      • grant
      • hard right
      • human right
      • legal right
      • over-correct
      • overcompensate
      • perquisite
      • pre-emption
      • preemption
      • prerogative
      • privilege
      • rectify
      • religious right
      • remediate
      • remedy
      • repair
      • representation
      • right of action
      • right of search
      • right of way
      • right stage
      • riparian right
      • stage right
      • states' rights
      • title
      • voting right
      • water right

    Hypernyms for the word right

      • abstract
      • abstraction
      • alter
      • change
      • change by reversal
      • change posture
      • faction
      • hand
      • hook
      • interest
      • justice
      • justness
      • manus
      • mauler
      • mitt
      • modify
      • parcel
      • parcel of land
      • paw
      • piece of ground
      • piece of land
      • place
      • position
      • reverse
      • sect
      • stake
      • tract
      • turn
      • turning

    Antonyms for the word right

      • center
      • falsify
      • improperly
      • incorrect
      • incorrectly
      • larboard
      • left
      • port
      • wrong
      • wrongfulness
      • wrongly

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