right in English

adjective

1

morally good, justified, or acceptable.

I hope we're doing the right thing

synonyms: just, fair, proper, good, upright, righteous, virtuous, moral, ethical, honorable, honest, lawful, legal

2

true or correct as a fact.

I'm not sure I know the right answer

3

on, toward, 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

4

complete; absolute (used for emphasis, typically in derogatory contexts).

I felt a right idiot

5

of or relating to a person or political party or grouping favoring conservative views.

are you politically right, left, or center?

adverb

1

to the furthest or most complete extent or degree (used for emphasis).

the car spun right off the track

synonyms: completely, fully, totally, absolutely, utterly, thoroughly, quite

2

correctly.

he had guessed right

synonyms: correctly, accurately, properly, precisely, aright, rightly, perfectly

3

on or to the right side.

turn right at Main Street

noun

1

that which is morally correct, just, or honorable.

she doesn't understand the difference between right and wrong

synonyms: goodness, righteousness, virtue, integrity, rectitude, propriety, morality, truth, honesty, honor, justice, fairness, equity, lawfulness, legality

2

a moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way.

she had every right to be angry

synonyms: entitlement, prerogative, privilege, advantage, due, birthright, liberty, authority, power, license, permission, dispensation, leave, sanction, freedom, droit

3

the right-hand part, side, or direction.

take the first turning on the right

4

a grouping or political party favoring conservative views and supporting capitalist economic principles.

It's funny how bothered the Right gets about any large leftist demo, perhaps feeling a little threatened.

verb

1

restore to a normal or upright position.

we righted the capsized dinghy

synonyms: set upright, turn back over

exclamation

1

used to indicate one's agreement with a suggestion or to acknowledge a statement or order.

“Barry's here.” “Oh, right”

adjective

just, fair, proper, good, upright, righteous, virtuous, moral, ethical, honorable, honest, lawful, legal
correct, accurate, exact, precise, proper, valid, conventional, established, official, formal
suitable, appropriate, fitting, correct, proper, desirable, preferable, ideal, meet
opportune, advantageous, favorable, propitious, good, lucky, happy, fortunate, providential, felicitous, timely, seasonable, convenient, expedient, suitable, appropriate
sane, lucid, rational, balanced, together, compos mentis, healthy, well, all there
dextral
proper
correct
good, ripe
right-hand
veracious

adverb

completely, exactly, straight, correctly, well, properly, right on, flop, mighty, justly
completely, fully, totally, absolutely, utterly, thoroughly, quite
exactly, precisely, directly, immediately, just, squarely, dead, bang, smack, plumb, smack dab
straight, directly
straight, immediately, instantly, at once, straightaway, now, right now, this minute, directly, forthwith, without further ado, promptly, quickly, as soon as possible, ASAP, in short order, straight off, PDQ, pretty damn quick, pronto, lickety-split
correctly, accurately, properly, precisely, aright, rightly, perfectly
well, properly, justly, fairly, nicely, equitably, impartially, honorably, lawfully, legally, ethically
well, for the best, favorably, happily, advantageously, profitably, providentially, luckily, conveniently
properly, decent, in good order, decently
right on
correctly, aright
flop
mighty, mightily, powerful
justly

noun

goodness, entitlement, right wing, right hand, rightfulness, right field
goodness, righteousness, virtue, integrity, rectitude, propriety, morality, truth, honesty, honor, justice, fairness, equity, lawfulness, legality
entitlement, prerogative, privilege, advantage, due, birthright, liberty, authority, power, license, permission, dispensation, leave, sanction, freedom, droit
right wing
right hand
rightfulness
right field

verb

set upright, remedy, redress, rectify
set upright, turn back over
remedy, put right, rectify, retrieve, fix, resolve, sort out, settle, square, straighten out, correct, repair, mend, redress, make good, ameliorate, better
redress, compensate, correct
rectify, correct

Use "right" in a sentence

1. It is the eightfold path . ( 1 ) right belief , ( 2 ) right aspirations , ( 3 ) right speech , ( 4 ) right conduct , ( 5 ) right mode of livelihood , ( 6 ) right mindedness , ( 7 ) right effort , ( 8 ) right rapture . "

2. Right of the heart, right?

3. Alt-Right, Alt right; Etymology

4. All right, to the right.

5. 2016 Barolo: Right Place, Right Time

6. All right, all right, scratch that.

7. All right, all right. I understand.

8. Concentric connects the right people with the right companies at the right time.

9. West facade, Right Portal, Archivolts right, det

10. Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time.

11. The Right Advancements ; The Right Advancements Innovation

12. [ loud bell rings ] ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

13. With Arbor, the right information is in the right place at the right time

14. 7 You have to be in the right place at the right time with the right partner and the right judges.

15. The kerf marks are on the victim's right acromion, right greater tubercle, right olecranon.

16. The real right includes right of ownership, mortgage, legal mortgage, right of retention, etc.

17. Wanting to do the right thing in the right way for the right reasons.

18. Uh, yeah, right, um, black market dealers, right?

19. The right cells must be produced in the right order and at the right places.

20. Right now just let me coach, all right?

21. All right, yours are the pink towels, all right?

22. The remedies for these rights vivify it, investing impersonal "abstract right" and "dormant right" with vigor, to become "live right" and "active right. "

23. Close off your right nostril with your right thumb.

24. All right, okay, spare me the details, all right.

25. The right to vote is a base civil right.

26. Running: it's basically just right, left, right, left, yeah?

27. Folks on the right side control the right paddle.

28. 18 Flush right copy aligned along the right margin.

29. Align Right

30. Right down!

31. 'Camellia', right?

32. Roll right.

33. All right.

34. Right uppercut!

35. Right, storekeeper?

36. Next right.

37. ‘right-align’

38. Creepy, right?

39. Easy, right?

40. Snapdragon, right?

41. That's right.

42. Amazing, right?

43. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) or Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia

44. All right, all right, we do it fair and square...

45. It's gonna be all right, you're gonna be all right.

46. Right now, H.F.S. Is contained right there at Sagan High.

47. Arll right.

48. Cilia, right?

49. Right uppercut.

50. Hard right!