RIGHTNESS Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

rightness

noun

Definition of rightness

as in morality

conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong she seems to confuse rightness with self-righteousness

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as in appropriateness

the quality or state of being especially suitable or fitting the irrefutable rightness of the criticism didn't make it any more pleasant to hear

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Recent Examples of rightness Cool Machine is definitive not only for its sweep but also for the rightness, the evocative precision, of the details that fill its paragraphs like the mystery mix inside the skin of a Gray’s Papaya hot dog. — David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 If the Sun is high in the lunar sky during the flyby, there will be few shadows, and the crew will be looking for subtle variations in surface color and rightness. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026 This sense of rightness — imperfect, but clarifying — is what gout offers as diagnosis. — Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026 Your rightness would earn you a compressed, airless, spiky situation, like the one your parents had. — Addie Citchens, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026 The absolute rightness of being together. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026 By war’s end he was not only convinced of the moral rightness of Black suffrage and civil rights, but of their essential necessity and urgency. — Jack Sheehan september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025 The effectiveness has all to do with capturing a sense of longing and making audiences believe in the rightness of these two people together. — Mick Lasalle, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Apr. 2024

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rightness

Noun

The postliberals want to enforce a Catholic conception of the common good and morality.

— Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026
The Brothers Karamazov unfurls drama, philosophy, and morality against a vision of 19th-century Russia.

— Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of morality

Noun

Many times issues exist with respect to medical necessity, treatment appropriateness and reimbursement defensibility.

— Bruce Roffe, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Decisions should be based on educational value, age appropriateness, and professional review while ensuring parents, educators, and community members have a voice in the process.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2026

Definition of appropriateness

Noun

Republican supporters say the bill would improve the integrity of elections, including the requirement to show a photo ID.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Two of the highest-ranking law enforcement officials in California are publicly sparring over the integrity of state elections, trading barbs on social media that highlight the fierce partisan divide on the issue heading into the November midterms.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of integrity

Noun

The crux of the dispute surrounds the validity of a contract extension option for Mateta, one which Palace exercised in December 2024.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
As enterprise value continues to shift toward intangible assets, IP ownership, validity and enforceability directly inform valuation defensibility and post closing performance assumptions.

— Keegan Caldwell, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of validity

Noun

We were inculcated with the importance of charity, love toward all, good works and humility, and urged to carry those virtues into adulthood.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
However, modern environments allow people to manufacture or amplify any positive signal (virtue signalling is the common term associated with cheap and fake signalling of virtues that are just meaningless or fake in substance).

— Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026