Synonyms of alright

alright 1 of 2

adjective

(ˌ)ȯl-ˈrīt 

1

as in OK

being to one's liking

an alright movie, but I wouldn't pay to see it again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• OK
• fine
• good
• satisfactory
• acceptable
• nice
• all right
• agreeable
• pleasing
• hunky-dory
• delicious
• palatable
• welcome
• jake
• pleasant
• ducky
• copacetic
• delightful
• adequate
• dreamy
• gratifying
• tolerable
• decent
• felicitous
• delectable
• passable
• scrumptious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsatisfactory
• disagreeable
• bad
• poor
• unacceptable
• wanting
• inferior
• deficient
• lousy
• wretched
• substandard
• mediocre
• second-class
• punk
• middling
• second-rate

2

as in safe

not exposed to the threat of loss or injury

we got the plane's nose back up, and after that we were alright

Synonyms & Similar Words

• safe
• well
• secure
• all right
• unharmed
• home free
• intact
• sound
• whole
• healthy
• hale
• unscathed
• uninjured
• unhurt
• scatheless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• subject (to)
• liable
• vulnerable
• unsafe
• open
• susceptible
• threatened
• insecure
• exposed
• endangered
• hurt
• imperiled
• injured
• damaged
• violable
• wounded
• harmed
• scathed

alright

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adverb

(ˌ)ȯl-ˈrīt 

1

as in fine

in a satisfactory way

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fine
• good
• nicely
• well
• OK
• correctly
• decently
• adequately
• sufficiently
• so-so
• respectably
• acceptably
• tolerably
• satisfactorily
• passably
• all right
• creditably
• happily
• serviceably
• middlingly
• appropriately
• rightly
• efficiently
• suitably
• aptly
• seemly
• fittingly
• effectively
• felicitously
• neatly
• satisfyingly
• gratifyingly
• decorously
• congruously
• meetly
• effectually
• tidily

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poorly
• badly
• ill
• bad
• inadequately
• insufficiently
• intolerably
• unsatisfactorily
• unacceptably
• unbearably
• incorrectly
• terribly
• awfully
• inappropriately
• deficiently
• horribly
• miserably
• dreadfully
• disastrously
• deplorably
• indecently
• unsuitably
• horrendously
• horridly

2

as in yes

used to express agreement

alright, you can buy me lunch, but next time it's my treat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• OK
• yes
• yeah
• positively
• all right
• aye
• yo
• yep
• certainly
• absolutely
• exactly
• yea
• indeed
• okeydoke
• undoubtedly
• unquestionably
• assuredly
• indisputably

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• no
• scarcely
• nay
• no way

3

as in definitely

without any question

she passed the test alright—she had the highest score in the class

Synonyms & Similar Words

• definitely
• certainly
• sure
• surely
• clearly
• probably
• really
• likely
• so
• for certain
• undoubtedly
• damn well
• easily
• truly
• unquestionably
• indeed
• assuredly
• undeniably
• indisputably
• doubtless
• all right
• for sure
• obviously
• plainly
• perhaps
• by all means
• possibly
• inarguably
• incontestably
• unarguably
• hands down
• incontrovertibly
• forsooth
• by all odds
• conceivably
• unmistakably

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of alright

Adjective

But the bigger takeaway may be the sense that the kids are alright, musically-speaking. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

When looking for symptoms, anything can become suspect; and when comfort is sought, anything can look alright. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026

The kids are not alright, or even right in the head in Serbian drama 3 Weeks After. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2026

Know that things are gonna be alright, and there is definitely a bright future ahead. — Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026

But the kids are alright, too, and several up-and-comers are name-checked as ones to watch. — Max Mathews, New York Times, 9 June 2026

Critics wound up simmering down to 66% fresh on Masters of the Universe but audience seemed to be alright with it at 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, and a 65% definite recommend. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 June 2026

The first gig was actually alright, but the second and hundred others weren’t. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026

Ware sat down with PEOPLE to discuss the making of Superbloom, making sure Burrows was alright with the sensual nature of its accompanying music videos, how Table Manners has impacted her career and her thoughts on the state of ageism in the music industry. — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026

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

Matthew McConaughey hopes that Woody Harrelson has a more than alright, alright, alright 65th birthday. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026

And in new data released this week from the Ronald Reagan Institute, there are very clear warnings that the kids aren’t alright with MAGA. — Philip Elliott, Time, 1 July 2026

Went to Monaco on loan in February and has done alright there. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 May 2026

Rushing has spread his good at-bats out alright. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026

Both worked alright as a handoff from one to the other, but felt a little slow. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 6 Apr. 2026

But things have gotten a little more uptight than alright with Moy’s family. — Gary Graff, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2026

Video

Alright vs. All Right

Although the spelling alright has been in use for over 200 years, some critics have insisted alright is all wrong. Others maintain that alright and all right have distinct meanings and serve different purposes. Emily Brewster explains.