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right - 37 definitions

- noun
1. 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 of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. right -- 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"
antonyms: left -- location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east; "she stood on the left"
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3. right field -- the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
synonyms: right field, rightfield
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4. right -- those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
synonyms: right wing
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5. right -- 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
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6. right -- a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east; "take a right at the corner"
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7. right -- anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim"
synonyms: rightfulness
antonyms: wrong -- that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong" , wrong -- that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong"
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8. right -- (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing; "mineral rights"; "film rights"
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- verb
9. right -- make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
synonyms: compensate, redress, correct
antonyms: wrong -- treat unjustly; do wrong to
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10. right -- put in or restore to an upright position; "They righted the sailboat that had capsized"
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11. right -- regain an upright or proper position; "The capsized boat righted again"
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12. correct -- make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"
synonyms: correct, rectify
antonyms: falsify -- falsify knowingly; "She falsified the records"
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13. right, rights -- to put in proper order or condition
synonyms: rights, righted, rightest, righting
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
- adjective
14. 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"; "the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream"
antonyms: left -- being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
15. correct -- 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: incorrect -- not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions" , incorrect -- not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
16. correct -- socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"
synonyms: correct
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17. right -- in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"
antonyms: wrong -- contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"
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18. right -- correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"
synonyms: correct
antonyms: wrong -- based on or acting or judging in error; "it is wrong to think that way"
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19. proper -- appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"
synonyms: proper
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20. right -- of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
antonyms: left -- of or belonging to the political or intellectual left , center -- of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
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21. right -- in or into a satisfactory condition; "things are right again now"; "put things right"
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22. right -- intended for the right hand; "a right-hand glove"
synonyms: right-hand
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23. correct -- in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"
synonyms: correct
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24. right -- having the axis perpendicular to the base; "a right angle"
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25. right -- (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward; "the right side of the cloth showed the pattern"; "be sure your shirt is right side out"
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26. good -- 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
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27. veracious -- precisely accurate; "a veracious account"
synonyms: veracious
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- adverb
28. right -- precisely, exactly; "stand right here!"
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29. right -- immediately; "she called right after dinner"
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30. right -- exactly; "he fell flop on his face"
synonyms: flop
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31. right -- toward or on the right; also used figuratively; "he looked right and left"; "the party has moved right"
antonyms: left -- toward or on the left; also used figuratively; "he looked right and left"; "the political party has moved left"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
32. properly -- in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"
synonyms: properly, decently, decent, in good order, the right way
antonyms: improperly -- in an improper way; "he checked whether the wound had healed improperly"
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33. right -- an interjection expressing agreement
synonyms: right on
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34. right -- completely; "she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap"
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35. mighty -- (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree; "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"; "they rejoiced mightily"
synonyms: mighty, mightily, powerful
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36. justly -- in accordance with moral or social standards; "that serves him right"; "do right by him"
synonyms: justly
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37. correctly -- in an accurate manner; "the flower had been correctly depicted by his son"; "he guessed right"
synonyms: correctly, aright
antonyms: incorrectly -- in an inaccurate manner; "he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong" , incorrectly -- in an inaccurate manner; "he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong"
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Antonyms
left -- location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east; "she stood on the left"
wrong -- that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong"
wrong -- that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong"
wrong -- treat unjustly; do wrong to
falsify -- falsify knowingly; "She falsified the records"
left -- being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream"
incorrect -- not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions"
incorrect -- not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions"
wrong -- contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"
wrong -- based on or acting or judging in error; "it is wrong to think that way"
left -- of or belonging to the political or intellectual left
center -- of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
left -- toward or on the left; also used figuratively; "he looked right and left"; "the political party has moved left"
improperly -- in an improper way; "he checked whether the wound had healed improperly"
incorrectly -- in an inaccurate manner; "he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong"
incorrectly -- in an inaccurate manner; "he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong"

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