righted

Definition of rightednext
past tense of right

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for righted
Verb
  • Common calls came for gaps to be bridged, capacity to be built, benefits to be shared, stakeholders to be consulted, and inequalities to be redressed.
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • But those sets needed to be redressed for all the other installments to represent the post-crash Maginot, plus there are lots of guest actors playing the crew, plus there are multiple action sequences.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The crucial employment snapshot is slightly delayed because of the brief government shutdown and will show whether the trajectory improved for the US labor market, which has been stuck in a low-hire and low-fire lull.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Jimmy Wales, the site’s other co-founder, has also been in the news, promoting his new book, The Seven Rules of Trust, which argues that society would be greatly improved if more people and organizations adopted the Wikipedia ethos.
    Imogen West-Knights, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Of course, with so many personnel across the agency already gone, some damage can’t be undone, but it will be greatly ameliorated.
    Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Gass said Levi’s has already shortened its end-to-end lead time by a few months and is now focused on creating different tracks of products.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Many area businesses shortened their hours and donated portions of their sales to organizations in Minnesota, the center of an ICE surge.
    Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Conte hit 93 points, a total bettered only by Mourinho in a debut Premier League season, as mentioned earlier.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Meanwhile, majorities said the Republican president has definitely or probably not improved the functioning of government (59%) or bettered the nation’s standing on the world stage (60%).
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The full inspections show how each establishment has corrected or is working to correct any remaining violations.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
  • An error in an application cannot be corrected after the deadline.
    Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Righted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/righted. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.

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