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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
For example, instead of cutting off a customer who has willingly or mistakenly entered fraudulent information, the insurer could personally reach out to discuss the situation, offering the customer a chance to right the wrong. Robert Clark, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025 The multi-year deal marked the first time that rights to all seven novels were held by the same company. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 20 May 2025
Adjective
Trump’s friendly lunch with Bannon last week makes sense in this context: Fox’s ratings have soared as the rest of cable news declines, but the network is ever-sensitive to challenges from the right, and the president is always looking for leverage. Ben Smith, semafor.com, 22 June 2025 Click your profile icon at the top right and select My Microsoft Account. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025
Adverb
Now, Thomas is absolutely right in showing courage. CBS News, 22 June 2025 That's right, a fully electric plane, carrying people, quietly and efficiently making its way through the skies above New York. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025
Verb
The southbound detour north of the Paddock Avenue Bridge on Paddock Avenue is to head north, turn right onto East Main Street, turn right onto Research Parkway, turn right onto Murdock Avenue and then turn right onto Paddock Avenue. Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2025 The skirt is so flowy, just right for staying cool in the Southern summer heat. Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for right
Recent Examples of Synonyms for right
Noun
  • Even a lifetime of swimming privileges – depending on the size of the lawn, a year’s worth of maintenance at a home that’s not yours is quite a big ask.
    Eric Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
  • Authorities on Thursday rolled back restrictions at nine California prisons where privileges had been suspended and inmate movements restricted because of a statewide surge in violence.
    Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Asked by email about its response to the claim, a PRISM official declined to release any information.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
  • Lawsuits According to Swiss Re, a surging number of legal cases and sky-high litigation costs – blamed in at least some part to the proliferation of personal-injury lawyers’ ads on TV and other sources – have driven car insurance liability claims in the U.S. up by 57% over the last decade.
    Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Mounting fear within the Jewish and Conservative communities of New York is that Mamdani’s furtive stance of justice for Palestine and divestment from Israel is stoking the flame of more virulent Anti-Semitism to come.
    Alexandra Bregman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Guzman-Feliz’s death sparked widespread outrage and calls for justice, with the hashtag #JusticeForJunior gaining traction across social media and prompting citywide demonstrations and tributes.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Be open to what needs to be dismantled in order to build something stronger and more aligned with your true path in the future.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
  • Country singer Gavin Adcock proved that to still be true by slamming the March 2024 LP, which is charting ahead of his forthcoming effort, Own Worst Enemy, during a rant at his recent concert.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 1 July 2025
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  • The person behind the schoolboy video, which defended Duterte, claimed to the news agency that the views shared were collected from real students.
    Cecilia Hult, Fortune, 28 June 2025
  • Jordan Campbell: What Filipe Luis has created at Flamengo is a real testament to what having a clear coaching vision can do.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 June 2025
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  • American Express relies on airlines to submit the correct information on airline transactions to identify incidental fee purchases.
    Ryley Amond, CNBC, 24 June 2025
  • Sign into your Spectrum account to find the correct mailing address for your area.
    Kara McGinley, USA Today, 24 June 2025
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  • But that all could soon change with an ambitious project to remove the dam that officials are hailing as a deserved environmental win.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2025
  • And the renewal is well deserved, with the show’s whip-smart writing and a top cast.
    Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 8 June 2025
Adjective
  • But the film’s pulse-pounding excitement is merely a feint to suggest how the rush for vengeance — no matter how justified — only brings about more killing, dragging down honorable intentions and leaving blood on everyone’s hands.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
  • Milk was forced to resign from the Navy and receive an other than honorable discharge.
    Al Weaver, The Hill, 5 June 2025

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“Right.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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