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alright

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of alright

1 being to oneʼs liking

  • an alright movie, but I wouldnʼt pay to see it again
Synonyms of alright

agreeable, all right, copacetic (also copasetic), ducky, fine, good, hunky-dory, jake [slang], OK (or okay), palatable, satisfactory
Words Related to alright

delectable, delicious, delightful, dreamy, felicitous, gratifying, nice, pleasant, pleasing, scrumptious, welcome

acceptable, adequate, decent, passable, tolerable
Near Antonyms of alright

bad, deficient, inferior, lousy, poor, punk, substandard, unacceptable, wanting, wretched

mediocre, middling, second-class, second-rate
Antonyms of alright

disagreeable, unsatisfactory

2 not exposed to the threat of loss or injury

  • we got the planeʼs nose back up, and after that we were alright
Synonyms of alright

all right, safe, secure
Words Related to alright

hale, healthy, intact, sound, well, whole

scatheless, unharmed, unhurt, uninjured, unscathed
Phrases Synonymous with alright

home free
Near Antonyms of alright

damaged, harmed, hurt, injured, scathed, wounded
Antonyms of alright

endangered, exposed, imperiled (or imperilled), insecure, liable, open, subject (to), susceptible, threatened, unsafe, violable, vulnerable

alright

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of alright

1 in a satisfactory way

  • the audition for the orchestra position seemed to go alright, but one never knows
Synonyms of alright

acceptably, adequately, all right, creditably, decently, fine, good, middlingly, nicely, OK (or okay), passably, respectably, satisfactorily, serviceably, so-so, sufficiently, tolerably, well
Words Related to alright

appropriately, aptly, congruously, correctly, decorously, felicitously, fittingly, happily, meetly, rightly, seemly, suitably

gratifyingly, satisfyingly

effectively, effectually, efficiently, neatly, tidily
Near Antonyms of alright

unbearably

inappropriately, incorrectly, indecently, unsuitably

awfully, deplorably, disastrously, dreadfully, horrendously, horribly, horridly, miserably, terribly
Antonyms of alright

bad, badly, deficiently, ill, inadequately, insufficiently, intolerably, poorly, unacceptably, unsatisfactorily

2 used to express agreement

  • alright, you can buy me lunch, but next time itʼs my treat
Synonyms of alright

all right, aye (also ay), exactly, OK (or okay), okeydoke (or okeydokey), yea, yeah, yep, yes, yo
Words Related to alright

absolutely, assuredly, certainly, indeed, indisputably, positively, undoubtedly, unquestionably
Antonyms of alright

nay, no, no way, scarcely

3 without any question

  • she passed the test alright—she had the highest score in the class
Synonyms of alright

all right, assuredly, certainly, clearly, definitely, doubtless, easily, forsooth, hands down, inarguably, incontestably, incontrovertibly, indeed, indisputably, plainly, really, so, sure, surely, truly, unarguably, undeniably, undoubtedly, unquestionably
Words Related to alright

conceivably, likely, perhaps, possibly, probably

obviously, unmistakably
Phrases Synonymous with alright

by all means, by all odds, damn well, for certain, for sure

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