Synonyms of right

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noun

1

as in privilege

something to which one has a just claim

everyone has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• privilege
• prerogative
• birthright
• call
• due
• entitlement
• appanage
• pretense
• pretension
• dibs
• perquisite

2

as in claim

an entitlement to something

what right do you have to tell us what to do?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• claim
• title
• call
• pretense
• privilege
• refusal
• prerogative
• pretension
• dibs
• birthright
• favor

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• waiver
• release
• disclaimer
• quitclaim

3

as in justice

the practice of giving to others what is their due

activists who have fought all their lives for right

Synonyms & Similar Words

• justice
• equity
• goodness
• fair shake
• fairness
• virtue
• integrity
• impartiality
• equitableness
• equitability
• righteousness
• evenhandedness
• fair-mindedness
• honor
• uprightness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wrong
• injustice
• bias
• prejudice
• inequity
• partiality
• raw deal
• unfairness
• crime
• corruption
• wrongfulness
• harm
• offense
• wrongdoing
• impropriety
• one-sidedness
• unjustness
• disservice

right

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adjective

ˈrīt 

1

as in true

following an original exactly

a modern replica of an 18th-century British warship that is right in all of its details

Synonyms & Similar Words

• true
• accurate
• exact
• authentic
• careful
• precise
• faithful
• strict
• realistic
• real
• meticulous
• genuine
• authoritative
• conscientious
• veracious
• bona fide
• scrupulous
• lifelike
• punctilious
• veridical

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• false
• loose
• corrupt
• inaccurate
• wrong
• unfaithful
• careless
• off
• slack
• imprecise
• erroneous
• inexact
• corrupted
• incorrect
• inauthentic
• invalid
• untrue
• unsound
• slovenly
• slipshod
• untruthful

2

as in real

being exactly as appears or as claimed

despite the name, New York's East River is a strait and not a right river

Synonyms & Similar Words

• true
• real
• genuine
• authentic
• honest
• original
• for real
• actual
• bona fide
• unmistakable
• certified
• historical
• certifiable
• sure-enough
• legal
• legitimate
• pure
• very
• lawful
• identifiable
• dinkum
• correct
• pukka
• echt
• accurate
• proper
• recognizable
• unquestionable
• proven
• indisputable
• incontestable
• undeniable
• validated
• verifiable
• incontrovertible
• indubitable
• irrefutable
• undoubted
• veritable
• substantiated
• verified
• unadulterated
• unalloyed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• false
• unreal
• fake
• bogus
• artificial
• mock
• phony
• spurious
• sham
• unnatural
• counterfeit
• supposititious
• pseudo
• imitation
• unauthentic
• synthetic
• simulated
• suppositious
• factitious
• manufactured
• misleading
• deceptive
• fabricated
• man-made
• delusive
• concocted
• delusory

3

as in correct

being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard

the obvious answer is not always the right one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• correct
• accurate
• true
• good
• proper
• exact
• so
• precise
• logical
• dead-on
• valid
• perfect
• legitimate
• on the money
• spot-on
• bang on
• sound
• on-target
• veracious
• on target
• flawless
• impeccable
• infallible
• faultless
• rigorous
• strict
• letter-perfect
• stringent
• inerrant
• errorless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wrong
• off
• improper
• false
• incorrect
• inaccurate
• untrue
• defective
• imperfect
• inexact
• faulty
• flawed

4

as in deserved

being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong

trying to do what is right

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deserved
• justified
• rightful
• legal
• proper
• appropriate
• due
• competent
• suitable
• just
• legitimate
• fair
• correct
• warranted
• condign
• merited
• meet
• fitting
• lawful
• applicable
• requisite
• apt
• strict
• fit
• equitable
• true
• accurate
• square
• impartial
• stringent
• uncompromising
• rhadamanthine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unfair
• unjust
• undue
• irrelevant
• unwarranted
• unjustified
• incorrect
• unreasonable
• improper
• inappropriate
• partial
• undeserved
• unsuitable
• unequal
• incoherent
• unjustifiable
• inapplicable
• indefensible
• arbitrary
• biased
• inequitable
• unmerited
• irrelative
• unlawful
• despotic
• inapposite
• inapt
• illegitimate

5

as in honorable

conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue

a right woman who did not hang around waterfront bars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• honorable
• ethical
• true
• nice
• good
• honest
• moral
• decent
• straight
• just
• all right
• worthy
• correct
• upright
• righteous
• virtuous
• noble
• proper
• respected
• right-minded
• legitimate
• innocent
• pure
• principled
• exemplary
• decorous
• seemly
• clean
• commendable
• creditable
• reputable
• unobjectionable
• immaculate
• esteemed
• guiltless
• blameless
• unerring
• irreproachable
• spotless
• angelic
• scrupulous
• high-minded
• moralistic
• inoffensive
• incorruptible
• sanctimonious
• upstanding
• law-abiding
• uncorrupted
• lily-white
• rectitudinous
• menschy
• incorrupt
• self-righteous
• pharisaical
• goody-goody

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wrong
• bad
• evil
• wicked
• immoral
• improper
• sinful
• incorrect
• unethical
• dishonest
• indecent
• dishonorable
• unseemly
• unrighteous
• naughty
• corrupt
• unbecoming
• perverted
• degenerate
• indecorous
• depraved
• unscrupulous
• base
• mean
• low
• dissolute
• unprincipled
• debased
• infamous
• debauched
• atrocious
• villainous
• objectionable
• vicious
• offensive
• vile
• libertine
• evil-minded
• blameworthy
• reprobate
• nefarious
• fallen
• iniquitous
• errant
• erring

6

as in linear

free from irregularities or digressions in course

the first city in America laid out with broad, right avenues

Synonyms & Similar Words

• linear
• direct
• straight
• straightforward
• straightaway
• unbent
• untwisted
• unswerving
• undeviating
• uncurled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rounded
• twisted
• twisting
• turning
• bowed
• turned
• warped
• curved
• winding
• curled
• spiral
• wavy
• curving
• bending
• kinked
• spiraling
• coiled
• swirled
• entwined
• twined
• looping
• looped
• curling
• veering
• coiling
• serpentine
• weaving
• crooked
• twining
• sinuous
• devious
• corkscrew
• zigzag
• meandering
• zigzagging

7

as in normal

having full use of one's mind and control over one's actions

he hasn't been right since he suffered serious brain injury in the accident

Synonyms & Similar Words

• normal
• rational
• stable
• reasonable
• lucid
• logical
• balanced
• sane
• healthy
• sensible
• compos mentis
• clear
• wise
• clearheaded
• sound
• analytic
• coherent
• judicious
• levelheaded
• even-keeled
• well-balanced
• unneurotic
• well-adjusted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mad
• insane
• unbalanced
• off
• unsound
• mental
• maniacal
• demented
• crazy
• strange
• loopy
• crazed
• delirious
• odd
• deranged
• aberrant
• daft
• loco
• disturbed
• disordered
• delusional
• eccentric
• unreasonable
• foolish
• irrational
• queer
• unhinged
• oddball
• batty
• dotty
• senseless
• brainsick
• nuclear
• depressed
• witless
• pixilated
• potty
• bananas
• hysterical
• distracted
• delusionary
• frantic
• mixed-up
• ballistic
• distraught
• despondent
• frenzied
• berserk
• ape
• obsessed
• fixated
• monomaniacal
• raving
• wigged-out
• amok
• monomaniac

8

as in appropriate

meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation

the right tool for the job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appropriate
• suitable
• proper
• fitting
• fit
• good
• fitted
• happy
• pretty
• in order
• meet
• applicable
• adequate
• apt
• needed
• becoming
• acceptable
• balanced
• felicitous
• required
• deserved
• befitting
• able
• correct
• just
• satisfactory
• justified
• decent
• capable
• requisite
• rightful
• competent
• qualified
• decorous
• trained
• serviceable
• tolerable
• respectable
• condign
• kosher
• cut out
• consonant
• harmonious
• pitch-perfect
• congruous
• seemly
• companionate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wrong
• improper
• inappropriate
• unhappy
• unsuitable
• unfit
• inapplicable
• incongruous
• unseemly
• incapable
• indecent
• incompetent
• unbecoming
• unfitting
• inadequate
• inapposite
• inapt
• unqualified
• unacceptable
• unskilled
• untrained
• unsatisfactory
• intolerable
• inept
• infelicitous
• inexpert
• unapt
• unskillful
• unmeet
• unbeseeming
• incorrect
• misbecoming
• malapropos
• incompatible
• indecorous
• uncongenial
• graceless

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adverb

1

as in just

as stated or indicated without the slightest difference

stay right where you are

Synonyms & Similar Words

• just
• precisely
• exactly
• sharp
• squarely
• full
• due
• smack-dab
• on the nose
• on the button

2

as in straight

in a direct line or course

walk right over here now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• straight
• directly
• direct
• dead
• due
• as the crow flies
• straightway
• plumb
• plump

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indirectly
• circuitously
• deviously
• veeringly

3

as in very

to a great degree

a right beautiful day we're having!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• very
• damn
• extremely
• too
• damned
• terribly
• incredibly
• so
• badly
• far
• really
• desperately
• that
• highly
• seriously
• severely
• full
• real
• most
• way
• much
• especially
• jolly
• super
• wildly
• greatly
• absolutely
• heavily
• intensely
• particularly
• such
• fiercely
• mighty
• totally
• good and
• extra
• exceptionally
• completely
• bone
• awfully
• wicked
• passing
• awful
• specially
• sore
• vitally
• fantastically
• immensely
• dang
• roaring
• fabulously
• cracking
• entirely
• supremely
• uncommonly
• exceedingly
• almighty
• frightfully
• hugely
• utterly
• rattling
• a lot
• deadly
• whacking
• thumping
• thoroughly
• sorely
• ever
• remarkably
• corking
• enormously
• eminently
• positively
• mortally
• deeply
• spanking
• monstrous
• vastly
• mightily
• achingly
• beastly
• surpassingly
• wholly
• significantly
• archly
• majorly
• colossally
• filthy
• stinking
• fully
• roaringly
• as all get-out
• considerably
• blisteringly
• obviously
• substantially
• unco
• noticeably
• radically
• profoundly
• purely
• visibly
• downright
• flat-out
• altogether
• extensively
• notably
• markedly
• plainly
• palpably
• appreciably
• abundantly
• plentifully
• discernibly
• excessively
• amazingly
• obscenely
• monumentally
• astronomically
• overmuch
• astonishingly
• grandly
• staggeringly
• monstrously

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• little
• somewhat
• slightly
• nominally
• just
• negligibly
• hardly
• barely
• scarcely
• marginally
• minimally
• scantily
• meagerly

4

as in immediately

without delay

we'll leave right after dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• immediately
• promptly
• now
• instantly
• directly
• away
• quickly
• right off
• right now
• shortly
• bang
• straightaway
• soon
• right away
• suddenly
• off the bat
• straight off
• instantaneously
• in no time
• at once
• forthwith
• on the spot
• on the double
• headlong
• incontinently
• straightway
• plumb
• presently
• freely
• pronto
• on a dime
• rapidly
• swiftly
• abruptly
• instanter
• PDQ
• quick
• momentarily
• fast
• readily
• briskly
• speedily
• unexpectedly
• swift
• hastily
• apace
• presto
• recklessly
• exactly
• impulsively
• rashly
• full tilt
• opportunely
• anon
• impetuously
• seasonably
• fleetly
• punctually
• posthaste
• snappily

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slowly
• late
• tardily

5

as in correctly

in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose

you're not dressed right for an interview with a big-time law firm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• correctly
• properly
• appropriately
• happily
• rightly
• duly
• well
• suitably
• fittingly
• adequately
• acceptably
• congruously
• appositely
• meetly
• satisfactorily
• tolerably
• decently
• passably
• decorously

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wrongly
• incorrectly
• improperly
• inappropriately
• incongruously
• unfortunately
• unsuitably
• unacceptably
• unsatisfactorily
• unseemly
• inopportunely
• unseasonably
• irrelevantly
• awkwardly
• inaptly
• ungracefully
• inappositely

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verb

as in to better

Related Words

• better
• redress
• improve
• perfect
• shorten
• correct
• ameliorate
• cut
• revise
• rewrite
• blue-pencil
• remedy
• redraw
• rectify
• amend
• polish
• rework
• adjust
• change
• regulate
• repair
• reform
• alter
• modify
• redraft
• debug
• modulate
• restyle
• touch up
• red-pencil
• emend
• mend
• fix

Dissimilar Words

• hurt
• harm
• impair
• damage
• injure
• spoil
• mar
• aggravate
• worsen

Synonym Chooser

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

Recent Examples of right

Noun

Starting Wednesday, all the actors put the costumes on, starting from Act One of the show and send back things that don’t fit right and feedback for any other final adjustments needed. —Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026

Some highbrow writers had a right to be irritated by the concept of chick lit, though that wasn’t the fault of chick lit authors themselves. —Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 4 May 2026

Adjective

With the addition of the right proteins at the right time, these stem cells can be prompted to grow in labs into beating, three-dimensional heart organoids in just a couple of weeks. —Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 3 May 2026

If this idea is even roughly right, then the silence in our data is not just a lack of evidence. —Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026

Adverb

Osmon points out that Mellencamp’s music has recently been covered by right-leaning country artists, including Trump supporters such as Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan. —Jack Hamilton, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026

Todd Martens' newsletter delivers news and commentary on the past, present and future of theme parks, right from the theme park capital of the world — Southern California. —Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026

Verb

Walker lined a single to right to drive in another. —Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026

The Angels then scored four in the second inning, but Lugo was able to right the ship and keep the bullpen from being overworked. —Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026

Phrases Containing right

• all right
• right away
• right now
• right off