right

1. adjective

1)

it wouldn't be right to do that

Syn:

just, fair, proper, good, upright, righteous, virtuous, moral, ethical, honorable, honest; lawful, legal

Ant:

wrong, unjust

2)

Mr. Hubert had the right answer

Syn:

correct, accurate, exact, precise; proper, valid, conventional, established, official, formal

Ant:

wrong, inaccurate

3)

the right person for the job

Syn:

suitable, appropriate, fitting, correct, proper, desirable, preferable, ideal; archaic meet

Ant:

wrong, unsuitable

4)

you've come at the right time

Syn:

opportune, advantageous, favorable, propitious, good, lucky, happy, fortunate, providential, felicitous; timely, seasonable, convenient, expedient, suitable, appropriate

Ant:

wrong, inopportune

5)

he's not right in the head

Syn:

sane, lucid, rational, balanced, together, compos mentis; healthy, well; informal all there

Ant:

non compos mentis, insane

6)

my right hand

Syn:

dextral

Ant:

left

2. adverb

1)

she was right at the limit of her patience

Syn:

completely, fully, totally, absolutely, utterly, thoroughly, quite

2)

right in the middle of the village

Syn:

exactly, precisely, directly, immediately, just, squarely, dead; informal bang, smack, plumb, smack dab

3)

keep going right ahead

Syn:

straight, directly

Ant:

indirectly

4) informal

he'll be right down

Syn:

straight, immediately, instantly, at once, straightaway, now, right now, this minute, directly, forthwith, without further ado, promptly, quickly, as soon as possible, ASAP, in short order; informal straight off, PDQ (pretty damn quick), pronto, lickety-split

Ant:

sometime, later

5)

I think I heard right

Syn:

correctly, accurately, properly, precisely, aright, rightly, perfectly

Ant:

wrong

6)

make sure you're treated right by the authorities

Syn:

well, properly, justly, fairly, nicely, equitably, impartially, honorably, lawfully, legally, ethically

Ant:

unjustly

7)

things will turn out right

Syn:

well, for the best, favorably, happily, advantageously, profitably, providentially, luckily, conveniently

Ant:

badly

3. noun

1)

the difference between right and wrong

Syn:

goodness, righteousness, virtue, integrity, rectitude, propriety, morality, truth, honesty, honor, justice, fairness, equity; lawfulness, legality

Ant:

wrong

2)

you have the right to say no

Syn:

entitlement, prerogative, privilege, advantage, due, birthright, liberty, authority, power, license, permission, dispensation, leave, sanction, freedom; Law, historical droit

4. verb

1)

the way to right a capsized dinghy

Syn:

set upright, turn back over

2)

we must right the situation

Syn:

remedy, put right, rectify, retrieve, fix, resolve, sort out, settle, square; straighten out, correct, repair, mend, redress, make good, ameliorate, better

•

- by rights

- in the right

- put right

- right away

- within one's rights