Synonyms of right
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as in privilege 
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as in claim
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as in justice
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as in true
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as in real
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as in correct
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as in deserved
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as in honorable
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as in just
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as in privilege
something to which one has a just claim
everyone has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
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as in claim
an entitlement to something
what right do you have to tell us what to do?
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as in justice
the practice of giving to others what is their due
activists who have fought all their lives for right
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as in true
following an original exactly
a modern replica of an 18th-century British warship that is right in all of its details
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as in real
being exactly as appears or as claimed
despite the name, New York's East River is a strait and not a right river
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as in correct
being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard
the obvious answer is not always the right one
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as in deserved
being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong
trying to do what is right
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as in honorable
conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue
a right woman who did not hang around waterfront bars
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as in linear
free from irregularities or digressions in course
the first city in America laid out with broad, right avenues
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as in normal
having full use of one's mind and control over one's actions
he hasn't been right since he suffered serious brain injury in the accident
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as in appropriate
meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation
the right tool for the job
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as in just
as stated or indicated without the slightest difference
stay right where you are
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as in straight
in a direct line or course
walk right over here now
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as in very
to a great degree
a right beautiful day we're having!
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as in immediately
without delay
we'll leave right after dinner
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as in correctly
in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose
you're not dressed right for an interview with a big-time law firm
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Recent Examples of right
David Plazas, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Instead of moving Marte to right, Francona put in Connor Joe, which resulted in Joe at the plate in the eighth inning of what was then a tie score.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Lisa Song, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, the right has celebrated the campaign for allegedly doing just that, with even Trump praising the ad (while misspelling Sweeney’s first name).
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Because the future doesn’t belong to those who are right.
—Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
The inaugural Indianapolis Pizza Festival will take place right in the heart of downtown on Monument Circle, and feature some friendly, delicious competition with $5,000 on the line.
—Samanta Habashy, IndyStar, 7 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Despite the Supreme Court ruling the Trump administration must facilitate Abrego Garcia's release, as of April 15, federal officials had done nothing to right this wrong.
—David Plazas, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Instead of moving Marte to right, Francona put in Connor Joe, which resulted in Joe at the plate in the eighth inning of what was then a tie score.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Adjective
The office also supports the rights of intersex people.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, the right has celebrated the campaign for allegedly doing just that, with even Trump praising the ad (while misspelling Sweeney’s first name).
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
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And his intuition is even more genius level, right?
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Because the future doesn’t belong to those who are right.
—Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
Illinois Democrats have become experts at mapping their opponents right out of office.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
The inaugural Indianapolis Pizza Festival will take place right in the heart of downtown on Monument Circle, and feature some friendly, delicious competition with $5,000 on the line.
—Samanta Habashy, IndyStar, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for right
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Another best practice is to implement the principle of least privilege access.—
TK Keanini,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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From a money manager parachuting from a small plane to fake his death to a nursing home executive skimming from sham contracts, these stories of privilege and white-collar crime have repeatedly thrust Indiana into the national spotlight.—
Alexandria Burris,
IndyStar,
13 Aug. 2025
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That money and the total investments from those sums create the large amounts of capital needed to pay claims.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Recently, for example, a parent filed a claim for negligent supervision against the child’s center, because their kid ran into another kid on the playground.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Her dedication to producing tangible improvements in the realm of social justice is evidenced by her previous positions, most recently as the director of the center for social justice at the Urban League of Southwestern Ohio.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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Doubling as an account of modern American conservatism (from media gadflies to six Supreme Court justices), the film is punctuated with contemporaneous footage that, viewed through the lens of Olin’s misdeeds, generates the tension and shock of a genre film.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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After an investigation, HUD under Democratic President Joe Biden found in 2023 the allegations to be true.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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And that’s both true in the Polo world and in the luxury space of Collection and Purple Label.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
7 Aug. 2025
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These waivers help put real food back at the center of the program and empower states to lead the charge in protecting public health.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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That clear difference of opinion represents an opportunity for Putin to portray the Ukrainians and the Europeans – not Russia – as the real obstacle to peace, potentially undermining Trump’s already shaky support for the Ukrainian war effort.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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Shocking sensory intakes aside, the sober reality is that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, no matter how morbid and macabre, were strategically and morally correct.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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Not every application of generative AI is so black and white, where humans with the right expertise can determine whether the results are correct or incorrect.—
Emily Riehl,
Scientific American,
7 Aug. 2025
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Well, almost: Colman Domingo picks up the lone nom in the Supporting Actor category, which, frankly, is well deserved.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
15 July 2025
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More Antonio Masiello/Getty Images Regarding that deserved disrepute, the specifics of this new raid are startling.—
Steve Cortes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Just continue to guide your daughter toward honorable behavior.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Law enforcement really is an honorable profession that serves the community at whole very well.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Right.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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