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adverb

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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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How is the word right different from other adjectives like it?

Some common synonyms of right are accurate, correct, exact, nice, and precise. While all these words mean "conforming to fact, standard, or truth," right is close to correct but has a stronger positive emphasis on conformity to fact or truth rather than mere absence of error or fault.

the right thing to do

In what contexts can accurate take the place of right?

While in some cases nearly identical to right, accurate implies fidelity to fact or truth attained by exercise of care.

an accurate description

When is it sensible to use correct instead of right?

The synonyms correct and right are sometimes interchangeable, but correct usually implies freedom from fault or error.

correct answers
socially correct dress

When might exact be a better fit than right?

In some situations, the words exact and right are roughly equivalent. However, exact stresses a very strict agreement with fact, standard, or truth.

exact measurements

When could nice be used to replace right?

While the synonyms nice and right are close in meaning, nice stresses great precision and delicacy of adjustment or discrimination.

makes nice distinctions

How are the words precise and exact related as synonyms of right?

Precise adds to exact an emphasis on sharpness of definition or delimitation.

precise calibration

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of right
Noun
The Dodgers failed to cash in their free runner in the top of the 10th, when pinch-runner Hyeseong Kim tried to score from second on Mookie Betts’ single to right and was thrown out by Carroll. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025 This year, Prescott has a chance to right the ship, an opportunity he wasn’t afforded in 2020 after the injury. Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
While Arizona law doesn’t explicitly ban firearms in grocery or retail stores, private businesses have the right to set their own policies on whether guns are allowed inside. Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025 The Canal+ series Commando Missions sold to SBS (Australia), Société Radio-Canada (French Canada), Foxtel (Australia) and Creo (South Korea), with additional rights previously sold to Hearst Networks and Czech TV. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Adverb
Ideology, income and education drive workforce sentiment on whether America is on the right track. Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025 The size varies by brew type, extracting just the right amount of oils for flavor. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025
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Want to build a hotel at 14,000 feet, right next to the geysers? Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025 Include the names of those in the photos from left to right along with the photo credit and permission from the photographer to use the photo in The San Diego Union-Tribune. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for right
Recent Examples of Synonyms for right
Noun
  • Board Director Blair Contratto cast the lone vote against waiving attorney-client privilege.
    Claire Wang, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Ben Jones, the department’s former head of educator misconduct investigations, also declined requests for an interview, citing attorney-client privilege.
    Danielle DuClos, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The technology is a staple at police departments across the country, documenting encounters with the public and helping clarify questionable incidents and competing claims.
    Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • While audits and hand counts have shown that the state's election results are accurate, Colorado has been at the epicenter of false election claims.
    Bente Birkeland, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But the glacial pace of the Child Victims Act cases has forced Walker, Holmes, and the other plaintiffs to wait years for possible justice.
    Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Lauren's history with the criminal justice system has been scrutinized in the days since Zettel's killing, with friends and others calling her death preventable.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The same is true of modern warfare.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Mathis has been a terror for opposing quarterbacks alongside teammate and fellow true freshman Sidney Stewart.
    The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Ironically, the football game itself is just a backdrop, the real experience lies beyond the field.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 16 Oct. 2025
  • There was a chill in the air, but for Liverpool’s midfielder, newly arrived from Spain, the real culture shock was what happened on the pitch.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • However, a few unexplained puzzles remained, leading scientists to question whether the most extreme predictions of the Big Bang, including arbitrarily high temperatures and an origin from a singularity, were actually correct.
    Big Think, Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Jones is correct, Dak Prescott is on pace for an MVP-caliber season with 1,617 passing yards, 13 touchdowns, and three interceptions thus far.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Sacramento State Football, postgame concert with Lil Yachty Hornets football is coming off a bye-week getting some deserved rest and extra reps before their next game.
    Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Jake Sullivan, who was former President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, also said Trump deserved credit for the peace deal.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This person has brought shame and disgrace to the badge and to an honorable profession.
    Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The honorable profession of arms is not built on Rambo politics.
    Loree Sutton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Right.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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