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Synonyms for right
adj fair, just

good
legal
honest
appropriate
legitimate
proper
honorable

suitable
deserved
due
merited
fitting
moral
upright

requisite
conscientious
equitable
ethical
justifiable
lawful
righteous

rightful
scrupulous
virtuous
true
condign
stand-up

Antonyms for right

evil
unsuitable
unreal
illegal
illegitimate
unlawful
dishonest
fraudulent
untrustworthy
unacceptable
inappropriate

immoral
inequitable
unfair
unjust
inaccurate
inadmissible
unsuited
insane
misbehaving
false
improper

unfitting
invalid
corrupt
wrong
imprecise
mad
unfit
unhealthy
left

Synonyms
adj accurate, precise

perfect
sure
valid
proper
correct
sound
real
faithful
amen
complete
utter
absolute

exact
nice
admissible
authentic
bona fide
factual
genuine
immaculate
indubitable
infallible
just
on the nose

out-and-out
punctilious
righteous
rigorous
satisfactory
solemn
strict
thoroughgoing
undoubted
unerring
veracious
veritable

right on
veridical
true
free of error
inerrant
on the money
right as rain
undistorted
unmistaken
watertight

Antonyms

inaccurate
unacceptable
unreal
unsuitable
incorrect
incomplete
dishonest
untrue
unreliable
inexact
uncertain

imperfect
immoral
inequitable
unfair
unjust
inadmissible
inappropriate
unsuited
insane
flawed
imprecise

wrong
invalid
improper
false
corrupt
unfitting
mad
unfit
unhealthy
left

Synonyms
adj appropriate, fitting

good
decent
acceptable
desirable
all right
ideal
common
convenient
proper

suitable
sufficient
correct
happy
befitting
deserved
fit
becoming
due

merited
done
requisite
nice
adequate
advantageous
comely
decorous
favorable

felicitous
opportune
propitious
rightful
satisfactory
seemly
tolerable
comme il faut
condign

Antonyms

evil
unsuitable
inadequate
inappropriate
unsuited
insufficient
unacceptable
unsatisfactory
incorrect
unbecoming
immoral

inequitable
unfair
unjust
inaccurate
inadmissible
insane
bad
disagreeable
misbehaving
poor
wrong

flawed
improper
unfitting
corrupt
imprecise
mad
unfit
unhealthy
left

Synonyms
adj sane, healthy

wise
reasonable
normal
sound
penetrating
fit

discerning
well
hale
rational
balanced
enlightened

fine
circumspect
discreet
far-sighted
judicious
lucid

unimpaired
compos mentis
all there
in good health
in the pink
up to par

Antonyms

stupid
unsound
immoral
inequitable
unfair
unjust
inaccurate
inadmissible
inappropriate

unsuitable
unsuited
insane
unreasonable
unfit
unhealthy
poor
weak
undiscriminating

sick
corrupt
wrong
imprecise
unfitting
mad
left

Synonyms
adj conservative politically

reactionary
die-hard

orthodox
right wing

traditionalistic
old-line

Antonyms

immoral
inequitable
unfair
unjust
inaccurate
inadmissible

inappropriate
unsuitable
unsuited
insane
corrupt
wrong

imprecise
unfitting
mad
unfit
unhealthy
left

Synonyms
adj opposite of left

clockwise

dexter

dextral

right-handed

Antonyms

corrupt
immoral
inequitable
unfair
unjust
wrong

imprecise
inaccurate
inadmissible
inappropriate
unfitting
unsuitable

unsuited
insane
mad
unfit
unhealthy
left

Synonyms
adv accurately, precisely

clear
square
well
slap
bang
correctly
altogether

sharp
absolutely
completely
entirely
exactly
fully
just

perfectly
quite
squarely
thoroughly
totally
truly
utterly

wholly
genuinely
smack-dab
all the way
factually

Antonyms

inaccurately
incorrectly
unfairly

unjustly
indirectly
wrongly

inappropriately
unsuitably

Synonyms
adv appropriately, suitably

properly
well
adequately

amply
satisfactorily
acceptably

aptly
becomingly
befittingly

fittingly

Antonyms

inaccurately
incorrectly
unfairly

unjustly
indirectly
wrongly

inappropriately
unsuitably

Synonyms
adv fairly, justly

properly
evenly
honestly
honorably
morally
objectively

reliably
sincerely
squarely
decently
conscientiously
dispassionately

equitably
ethically
impartially
lawfully
legitimately
righteously

virtuously
without bias
without prejudice

Antonyms

inaccurately
incorrectly
unfairly

unjustly
indirectly
wrongly

inappropriately
unsuitably

Synonyms
adv beneficially

well
advantageous
exceedingly
extremely

favorably
fortunately
highly
notably

perfectly
very
remarkably
for the better

to advantage

Antonyms

inaccurately
incorrectly
unfairly

unjustly
indirectly
wrongly

inappropriately
unsuitably

Synonyms
adv directly, without delay

straight
away
now
due
direct

first off
forthwith
immediately
instantly
promptly

quickly
right away
at once
instanter
straight away

straightly
undeviatingly

Antonyms

inaccurately
incorrectly
unfairly

unjustly
indirectly
wrongly

inappropriately
unsuitably

Synonyms
noun privilege

claim
license
business
power
freedom
authority
priority

benefit
interest
immunity
birthright
comeuppance
exemption
advantage

title
prerogative
due
merit
liberty
favor
appanage

preference
deserving
franchise
permission
desert
perquisite

Antonyms

disadvantage
disfavor
injustice

unfairness
unjustness
wrong

corruption
immorality

Synonyms
noun justice, morality

freedom
integrity
independence
righteousness
good
truth

propriety
straight
correctness
uprightness
liberty
lawfulness

reason
virtue
goodness
equity
emancipation
rightness

properness
honor
rectitude
legality
enfranchisement

Antonyms

subordination
evil
dishonesty
impropriety
unsuitableness

wrong
dishonor
injustice
unfairness
unjustness

immorality
wickedness
corruption

Synonyms
verb fix, correct

repair
square
rectify
redress
restore
overhaul
doctor
adjust
emend
mend
recondition

scrub
vindicate
launder
reconstruct
reward
amend
straighten
patch
settle
recompense
debug

balance
fix up
pick up
go straight
clean up
compensate for
dial back
do justice
fiddle with
make up for
put in place

put right
recalibrate
set straight
set upright
shape up
sort out
straighten out
turn around

Antonyms

damage
destroy
injure
ruin
worsen

harm
punish
wrong
break
hurt

confuse
upset
move

Usage Notes

Right in the sense of “very, extremely” is either archaic or dialectal. It is most common in informal speech and writing: It’s right cold this morning. The editor knew right well where the story had originated.
Concept Thesaurus for word right
1. Moral obligations
Synonyms – noun

right
summum jus.
propriety
give and take
Themis.
suum cuique
law

what ought to be
justice
fair play
lex talionis.
scales of justice
clear stage
honor (probity)

what should be
equity
impartiality
Astraea
evenhanded justice
fair field and no favor.
virtue

fitness
equitableness
measure for measure
Nemesis
karma
morals (duty)

Synonyms – verbs

be right
see fair play
give and take
give the devil his due

stand to reason.
do justice to
serve one right
audire alteram partem.

see justice done
recompense (reward)
put the saddle on the right horse
deserve (be entitled to)

see one righted
bold the scales even
give every one his due

Synonyms – adjectives

right
fit
evenhanded
rightful
(legal) [more]. deserved [more].

good
equal
fair.
as it should be

just
equable
legitimate
as it ought to be

reasonable
equatable
justifiable
lawful (permitted)

Synonyms – phrases
Dieu et mon droit; “in equal scale weighing delight and dole” [Hamlet]; justitia cuum cuique distribuit [Cicero]; justititiae soror incorrupta fides; justitia virtutem
Antonyms

wrong

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