The Meaning of right

• (a.) Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.
• (a.) Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone.
• (a.) Conformed to the constitution of man and the will of God, or to justice and equity; not deviating from the true and just; according with truth and duty; just; true.
• (a.) Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man in the right place; the right way from London to Oxford.
• (a.) Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not spurious.
• (a.) According with truth; passing a true judgment; conforming to fact or intent; not mistaken or wrong; not erroneous; correct; as, this is the right faith.
• (a.) Most favorable or convenient; fortunate.
• (a.) Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action is usually stronger than on the other side; -- opposed to left when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the right side, hand, arm. Also applied to the corresponding side of the lower animals.
• (a.) Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well regulated; correctly done.
• (a.) Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the right side of a piece of cloth.
• (adv.) In a right manner.
• (adv.) In a right or straight line; directly; hence; straightway; immediately; next; as, he stood right before me; it went right to the mark; he came right out; he followed right after the guide.
• (adv.) Exactly; just.
• (adv.) According to the law or will of God; conforming to the standard of truth and justice; righteously; as, to live right; to judge right.
• (adv.) According to any rule of art; correctly.
• (adv.) According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really; correctly; exactly; as, to tell a story right.
• (adv.) In a great degree; very; wholly; unqualifiedly; extremely; highly; as, right humble; right noble; right valiant.
• (a.) That which is right or correct.
• (a.) The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, -- the opposite of moral wrong.
• (a.) A true statement; freedom from error of falsehood; adherence to truth or fact.
• (a.) A just judgment or action; that which is true or proper; justice; uprightness; integrity.
• (a.) That to which one has a just claim.
• (a.) That which one has a natural claim to exact.
• (a.) That which one has a legal or social claim to do or to exact; legal power; authority; as, a sheriff has a right to arrest a criminal.
• (a.) That which justly belongs to one; that which one has a claim to possess or own; the interest or share which anyone has in a piece of property; title; claim; interest; ownership.
• (a.) Privilege or immunity granted by authority.
• (a.) The right side; the side opposite to the left.
• (a.) In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those members collectively who are conservatives or monarchists. See Center, 5.
• (a.) The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
• (a.) To bring or restore to the proper or natural position; to set upright; to make right or straight (that which has been wrong or crooked); to correct.
• (a.) To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of; as, to right the oppressed; to right one's self; also, to vindicate.
• (v. i.) To recover the proper or natural condition or position; to become upright.
• (v. i.) Hence, to regain an upright position, as a ship or boat, after careening.

Synonyms

right field , rightfield , right wing , right hand , rightfulness , compensate , redress , correct , correct , rectify , correct , correct , correct , proper , right-hand , correct , good , ripe , veracious , flop , properly , decently , decent , in good order , the right way , right on , mighty , mightily , powerful , justly , correctly , aright

Antonyms

left , wrong , wrongfulness , wrong , falsify , left , incorrect , wrong , wrong , wrong , left , left , improperly , incorrectly , wrongly

Homophones

rite , wright , write

Rhymes

acolyte , airtight , alight , allright , alright , ammonite , andesite , anorthite , anthracite , apartheid , apatite , appetite , arkwright , backbite , beit , bentonite , bight , biotite , birthright , bite , blight , boatwright , bright , brite , brucite , bullfight , byte , calcite , calite , campsite , canaanite , candlelight , carmelite , cartwright , cite , clevite , clyte , contrite , copyright , copywrite , cryolite , daylight , de-excite , delight , despite , dight , diorite , disinvite , displaywrite , dogfight , dolomite , downright , dunite , dwight , dynamite , ebright , enright , enwright , epsomite , erudite , exabyte , excite , expedite , extradite , eyesight , fahrenheit , fight , finite , fite , flashlight , flight , flite , floodlight , fluorite , flyte , footlight , foresight , forthright , fortnight , franklinite , fright , frostbite , fulbright , gametophyte , gigabyte , goodnight , granulocyte , graphite , gunfight , headlight , height , heit , hematite , hemimorphite , hermaphrodite , hiett , highlight , hight , hindsight , hite , hittite , hussite , ignite , impolite , incite , indict , indite , insight , invite , israelite , jacobite , jadeite , kilobyte , kite , knight , kyte , lafite , lazulite , leukocyte , light , lignite , limelight , limonite , lite , lucite , luddite , lymphocyte , macknight , magnesite , magnetite , maronite , masonite , mccright , mcknight , mcwright , megabyte , mennonite , meteorite , midnight , might , minorite , mite , monzonite , moonlight , muscovite , neophyte , niccolite , night , niobite , nite , nonwhite , onsite , outright , overexcite , overflight , overnight , overnite , oversight , overwrite , parasite , pegmatite , phlogopite , phosphorite , playwright , plebiscite , plight , polite , quite , recite , recondite , reignite , reunite , rewrite , rite , riunite , satellite , satterwhite , scheidt , searchlight , seawright , selenite , semi-height , shiite , shipwright , sight , site , skite , skylight , skylite , sleight , slight , smite , snakebite , socialite , spite , sporophyte , spotlight , sprite , starlight , sticktight , stoplight , streit , strite , suburbanite , sulfite , sunlight , sunlite , sylvite , tight , tonight , tonite , tripartite , trite , twilight , twite , underwrite , unite , upright , uptight , urbanite , wainwright , watertight , website , wheelwright , white , whyte , wight , wright , write , zeit