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1. (adverb) (informal) exactly; "he fell flop on his face"
Synonyms: flop

2. (adverb) immediately; "she called right after dinner"

3. (adverb) an interjection expressing agreement
Synonyms: right on

4. (adverb) precisely, exactly; "stand right here!"

5. (adverb) completely; "she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap"

6. (noun) a turn to the right; "take a right at the corner"
Related Words: turn, turning

7. (adverb) toward or on the right; "he looked right and left"; also figuratively; "the party has moved right"
Antonyms: left

8. (adjective) correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"
Synonyms: correct
Antonyms: wrong

9. (verb) regain an upright or proper position; "The capsized boat righted again"
Related Words: change posture

10. (verb) put in or restore to an upright position; "They righted the sailboat that had capsized"
Related Words: alter, change

11. (satellite adjective) 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"

12. (satellite adjective) (geometry) having the axis perpendicular to the base; "a right angle"

13. (verb) make reparations or amends for; "right a wrong"
Synonyms: compensate, correct, redress
Related Words: aby, abye, alter, atone, change, expiate, over-correct, overcompensate
Antonyms: wrong

14. (satellite adjective) intended for the right hand; "a right-hand glove"
Synonyms: right-hand

15. (adjective) of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
Antonyms: center, left

16. (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"; on the right when facing downstream; "the right bank of the river"
Antonyms: left

17. (adjective) in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"
Antonyms: wrong

18. (satellite adjective) in or into a satisfactory condition; "things are right again now"; "put things right"

19. (noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"
Synonyms: rightfulness
Related Words: justice, justness
Antonyms: wrong

20. (noun) 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"
Related Words: abstract, abstraction, access, admittance, advowson, cabotage, claim, due, entree, exclusive right, floor, grant, human right, legal right, perquisite, preemption, prerogative, privilege, right of search, riparian right, title, voting right, water right

21. (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"
Synonyms: right hand
Related Words: hand, hook, manus, mauler, mitt, paw

22. (noun) the conservative faction of a political party
Synonyms: right wing
Related Words: faction, sect

23. (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"
Related Words: place, position, right stage, stage right
Antonyms: left

24. (noun) (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing: "mineral rights"; "film rights"
Related Words: interest, stake

25. (verb) make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"
Synonyms: correct
Related Words: adjust, amend, change by reversal, debug, rectify, remedy, reverse, set, turn

26. (satellite adjective) appropriate for a condition or occasion; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"
Synonyms: proper, suitable

27. (adverb) in a correct manner; "he guessed right"
Synonyms: aright, correctly
Antonyms: wrongly

28. (adverb) in accordance with moral or social standards; "that serves him right"; "do right by him"
Synonyms: justly

29. (adjective) 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"
Synonyms: correct
Antonyms: wrong

30. (satellite adjective) 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"
Synonyms: good, ripe

31. (adjective) on the right-hand side of a vessel or aircraft when facing forward; "the starboard side"
Synonyms: starboard

32. (satellite adjective) socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"
Synonyms: correct

33. (satellite adjective) in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"
Synonyms: correct

34. (noun) the part of the outfield on the catcher's right
Synonyms: rightfield
Related Words: parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract

35. (adverb) (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"
Synonyms: mighty, powerful

36. (adverb) in the right manner; "please do your job properly!" "can't you carry me decent?"
Synonyms: decent, decently, in good order, properly, the right way



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