alright

adverb or adjective

al·right (ˌ)ȯl-ˈrīt

ˈȯl-ˌrīt

Synonyms of alright next

: all right

If people stay strong and keep pushing we'll be alright.—

Keith Ellison

Alright, I give in.—

Sallie Tisdale

Alright already, get in the squad car and solve the darn crime.—

Ken Tucker

It's cheap, alright.—

Chris Hodenfield

all right or alright?: Usage Guide

Although the spelling alright is more than a century and a half old, some critics have insisted alright is all wrong. Nevertheless, it has its defenders and its users, who perhaps have been influenced by analogy with altogether and already. Alright is less common than all right but is frequently found in informal writing and fictional dialogue.

Starting at a slower pace is perfectly alright. —

Alia Haley

"Alright, it is a bargain. I will help you." —

Harold Bell Wright

It is sometimes also used in more formal writing.

The first two years of the medical school were alright. —

Gertrude Stein

Examples of alright in a Sentence

the audition for the orchestra position seemed to go alright, but one never knows alright, you can buy me lunch, but next time it's my treat she passed the test alright—she had the highest score in the class an alright movie, but I wouldn't pay to see it again we got the plane's nose back up, and after that we were alright

Recent Examples on the Web Sandals in the club are alright, alright, alright, according to Camila Alves McConaughey. —

Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024 Fran Tirado: So, the kids are not alright, once again. —

Fran Tirado, Them, 15 Oct. 2024 The former goes alright; the latter ends up with Freddy tied to a chair with a machete pointed at him. —

Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2024 Matthew McConaughey was not so alright, alright, alright in one of his earliest acting roles. —

Lauren Huff, EW.com, 2 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for alright

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