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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
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.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
This sense of rightness — imperfect, but clarifying — is what gout offers as diagnosis.
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Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
Your rightness would earn you a compressed, airless, spiky situation, like the one your parents had.
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Addie Citchens,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
The absolute rightness of being together.
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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.
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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.
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Mick Lasalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
29 Apr. 2024
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
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The 22-year-old died after being detained by Iran’s morality police for allegedly violating the country’s mandatory hijab rules, The National reported.
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Marjane depicts our terrifying teachers, the violent morality police and our collective and perpetual fear that we might be caught, hurt, arrested, killed.
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Genuine results are derived from the ability to assess and influence real-time payment decisions regarding appropriateness and alignment with actual costs of care.
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On April 14, after the presentation and discussion, the Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board voted to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the project but with conditions and limitations.
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Fold the remaining cheese into the pasta before serving to keep the integrity of the crumbles.
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Election integrity threats, personal safety.
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Universities are built to think carefully about consequences, to weigh ethics, validity, unintended effects and long-term implications.
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Maybe there's validity to the idea that every loss doesn't need to be a lesson.
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Light and Breezy One of the many virtues of the ’60s shift is its simplicity.
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Understanding character and how potential virtues can manifest as vices is a starting point; however, knowing is not enough.
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Its relevance was just too important to go amiss.
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Blunt honesty had clicked with a relentless desire for improvement, launching a professional partnership and personal friendship that greatly enriched the careers of both men and, in time, would meaningfully alter the course of Chelsea history.
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What drew him to the exchange wasn’t controversy, but honesty.
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If the Mets are looking to charge back into relevancy — in some fashion despite being trade deadline sellers — Lindor will need to return in vintage form to charge the clubhouse.
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Cultural relevancy requires topical commentary, a point of view, and an audience hungry for what a host and their guests have to say about what’s going on in the world.
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“Rightness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rightness. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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