right
adjective
[ rʌɪt ]
• morally good, justified, or acceptable.
• "I hope we're doing the right thing"
Similar:
just,
fair,
equitable,
good,
upright,
righteous,
virtuous,
proper,
moral,
morally justified,
ethical,
honourable,
honest,
principled,
lawful,
legal,
• true or correct as a fact.
• "I'm not sure I know the right answer"
Similar:
correct,
accurate,
without error,
unerring,
exact,
precise,
accepted,
proper,
valid,
orthodox,
conventional,
established,
official,
formal,
regular,
on the mark,
spot on,
de règle,
meet,
• in a satisfactory, sound, or normal state or condition.
• "that sausage doesn't smell right"
Similar:
healthy,
in good health,
fine,
hale,
in good shape,
in trim,
in good trim,
well,
fit,
fighting fit,
normal,
sound,
up to par,
up to scratch,
in the pink,
• on, towards, or relating to the side of a human body or of a thing that is to the east when the person or thing is facing north.
• "my right elbow"
• complete; absolute (used for emphasis).
• "I felt a right idiot"
Similar:
absolute,
complete,
total,
real,
out-and-out,
thorough,
thoroughgoing,
downright,
perfect,
utter,
sheer,
consummate,
unmitigated,
unqualified,
veritable,
in every respect,
unalloyed,
fair,
arrant,
• favouring conservative or reactionary views.
• "are you politically right, left, or centre?"
right
adverb
• to the furthest or most complete extent or degree (used for emphasis).
• "the car spun right off the track"
Similar:
completely,
fully,
entirely,
totally,
wholly,
absolutely,
altogether,
utterly,
thoroughly,
quite,
all the way,
to the maximum extent,
to the hilt,
in all respects,
in every respect,
• correctly.
• "he had guessed right"
Similar:
correctly,
accurately,
properly,
exactly,
precisely,
aright,
rightly,
perfectly,
unerringly,
faultlessly,
truly,
• on or to the right side.
• "turn right off the B1269"
right
noun
• that which is morally correct, just, or honourable.
• "she doesn't understand the difference between right and wrong"
Similar:
goodness,
rightness,
righteousness,
virtue,
virtuousness,
integrity,
rectitude,
uprightness,
principle,
propriety,
morality,
truth,
truthfulness,
honesty,
honour,
honourableness,
justice,
justness,
fairness,
equity,
equitableness,
impartiality,
lawfulness,
legality,
• a moral or legal entitlement to have or do something.
• "she had every right to be angry"
Similar:
entitlement,
prerogative,
privilege,
advantage,
due,
birthright,
liberty,
authority,
authorization,
power,
licence,
permission,
dispensation,
leave,
consent,
warrant,
charter,
franchise,
sanction,
exemption,
immunity,
indemnity,
carte blanche,
droit,
• the right-hand part, side, or direction.
• "take the first turning on the right"
• a group or party favouring conservative or reactionary views.
• "the Right got in at the election"
right
verb
• restore to a normal or upright position.
• "we righted the capsized dinghy"
Similar:
turn the right way up again,
turn back over,
set upright again,
stand upright again,
• restore to a normal or correct state.
• "righting the economy demanded major cuts in defence spending"
Similar:
remedy,
put right,
set right,
put to rights,
set to rights,
rectify,
retrieve,
solve,
fix,
resolve,
sort out,
put in order,
straighten out,
deal with,
correct,
repair,
mend,
redress,
make good,
improve,
amend,
ameliorate,
make better,
better,
right
exclamation
• used to indicate agreement or to acknowledge a statement or order.
• "‘Barry's here.’ ‘Oh, right’"
Origin:
Old English riht (adjective and noun), rihtan (verb), rihte (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Latin rectus ‘ruled’, from an Indo-European root denoting movement in a straight line.
