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right
Synonyms and Antonyms of right
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following an original exactly
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being exactly as appears or as claimed
for real
bogus, counterfeit, fake, false, mock, phony (also phoney), pseudo, sham, spurious, suppositious, supposititious, unauthentic, unreal
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being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard
on target, on the money
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being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong
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conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue
correct, decorous, proper, seemly
high-minded, noble, principled
commendable, creditable, exemplary, legitimate
esteemed, law-abiding, menschy, reputable, respected, upstanding, worthy
blameless, clean, guiltless, immaculate, incorrupt (also incorrupted), incorruptible, innocent, inoffensive, irreproachable, unobjectionable
angelic (or angelical), lily-white, pure, scrupulous, spotless, uncorrupted, unerring
goody-goody, moralistic, pharisaical, rectitudinous, sanctimonious, self-righteous
bad, black, dishonest, dishonorable, evil, evil-minded, immoral, indecent, sinful, unethical, unrighteous, wicked, wrong
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free from irregularities or digressions in course
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having full use of oneʼs mind and control over oneʼs actions
balmy, bananas, batty, bughouse [slang], certifiable, crackbrained, cracked, crackpot, cranky [dialect], cuckoo, daffy, daft, dotty, fruity [slang], gaga, loco [slang], loony (also looney), loopy, meshuga (or meshugge), moonstruck, nuts, nutty, scatty [chiefly British], screwy, wacko (also whacko), wacky (also whacky)
aberrant, delirious, disordered
delusional, delusionary, disturbed, neurotic, obsessive-compulsive, paranoiac (also paranoic), paranoid (also paranoidal), psycho, psychotic, schizo, schizoid, schizophrenic, schizy (or schizzy)
eccentric, odd, oddball, off, pixilated (also pixillated), potty [chiefly British], queer, strange
irrational, mixed-up, unreasonable
distracted, distraught, frantic, frenzied, haywire, hysterical (also hysteric), raving, wigged-out
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meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation
applicable, appropriate, apt, becoming, befitting, felicitous, fit, fitted, fitting, good, happy, meet, pretty, proper, suitable
in order
Synonym Discussion of right
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- correct answers
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- socially correct dress
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- an accurate description
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- exact measurements
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- precise calibration
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- makes nice distinctions
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- the right thing to do
right
Synonyms and Antonyms of right
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as stated or indicated without the slightest difference
on the button, on the nose
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in a direct line or course
as the crow flies
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to a great degree
achingly, almighty, archly, awful, awfully, badly, beastly, blisteringly, bone, colossally, corking, cracking, damn, damned, dang, deadly, desperately, eminently, enormously, especially, ever, exceedingly (also exceeding), extra, extremely, fabulously, fantastically, far, fiercely, filthy, frightfully, full, greatly, heavily, highly, hugely, immensely, incredibly, intensely, jolly, majorly, mightily, mighty, monstrous [chiefly dialect], mortally, most, much, particularly, passing, rattling, real, really, roaring, roaringly, seriously, severely, so, sore, sorely, spanking, specially, stinking, such, super, supremely, surpassingly, terribly, that, thumping, too, unco, uncommonly, vastly, very, vitally, way, whacking, wicked, wildly
absolutely, altogether, completely, downright, entirely, flat-out, fully, positively, purely, radically, thoroughly, totally, utterly, wholly
exceptionally, notably, remarkably
considerably, extensively, significantly, substantially
appreciably, discernibly, markedly, noticeably, obviously, palpably, plainly, visibly
astronomically, grandly, monstrously, monumentally
a lot, as all get-out, good and
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without delay
at once, in no time, off the bat, on a dime, on the double, on the spot
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in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose
right
Synonyms and Antonyms of right
1
something to which one has a just claim
appanage (also apanage), birthright, prerogative
call, dibs, due, entitlement, perquisite, pretense (or pretence), pretension, privilege
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an entitlement to something
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the practice of giving to others what is their due
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