all right 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of all rightnext
1
as in OK
being to one's liking it's all right with me if you wear jeans to the party

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2
as in safe
not exposed to the threat of loss or injury as soon as we heard the rescue helicopter, we knew we were all right

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3
as in adequate
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards it wasn't a great meal, but it was all right

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as in honorable
conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue he's an all right guy, so if he says that's the way it happened, I believe him

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all right

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adverb

1
as in good
in a satisfactory way if everything goes all right, I should be back in a day or two

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2
as in alright
used to express agreement all right, I'll try one tiny bite of octopus

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3
as in definitely
without any question he was there all right—I saw him sitting in the back row

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Recent Examples of all right
Adjective
The first thing to know is that the baby is all right now. — Sarah Todd, STAT, 18 June 2026 Everyone’s just worried about everyone else and just making sure everyone’s all right. — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026 If it doesn't get done in 60 days, that's all right. — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 17 June 2026 The big three on the blue line — Theodore, Hanifin and Andersson — are all right around 30, but Brayden McNabb is 35. — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for all right
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all right
  1. OK
  2. safe
  3. adequate
  4. honorable
  5. good
  6. alright
  7. definitely
  8. fine
Adjective
  • And while the ports looked okay, only the exhaust side passed a vacuum test.
    — Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 31 Oct. 2026
  • CoreWeave, Nebius, and anyone that has backing or backstops from one of the major labs, hyperscalers, Nvidia, or Broadcom is going to be okay.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of OK
Adjective
  • The Olympic Games are less than two years away, and the sheriff’s department will be expected to play a major role in keeping millions of visitors and athletes safe.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Billionaire Elon Musk had spent tens of millions for dollars to back Republicans, and Abbott's campaign had spent $180 million since last year in what was thought to be a safe path to a fourth term.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of safe
Adjective
  • The financial complexity has increased, and adequate preparation needs to increase with it.
    — Adam Frank, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Can the city budget really not pay for an adequate fire department?
    — Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of adequate
Adjective
  • Younger and middle-aged elites are also less inclined to put up with the careers and sacrifices the state has historically presented as honorable.
    — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Drawing district lines to effectively disenfranchise voters and ensure a seat in Congress for some partisan hack was a dark-of-night sort of thing that the public hated, not an honorable practice for upstanding citizens.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of honorable
Adverb
  • Yet underneath the surface of this mostly good-spirited fun—and my apologies for being the fun police—lies a layer of homophobia and, yes, misogyny.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Sixteen candidates are competing for three at-large seats on the Los Angeles Community College District board, with broad agreement that students need more support for basic needs and pathways to good-paying jobs.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of good
Adverb
  • Motorists were able to get around alright within individual cities and towns, but there was no decent network connecting them.
    — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Though the spacecraft seemed to work alright, the crew got a little snippy during their 11 days in space.
    — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of alright
Adverb
  • But even with that in mind, ONYX says the front should still feel firm and responsive, and ours definitely didn't.
    — Kevin Fanady, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
  • As for his future ambitions, he’s definitely taken by the secretive life of Michelin critics.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of definitely
Adjective
  • But this commitment to the best, and the possibility for newness on menus, presents an arguably more interesting fine dining experience.
    — Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The machinery is absolutely amazing, with this very fine needle and very fine thread.
    — Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
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“All right.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20right. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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