right
noun
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights
Types & categories
- abstraction hypernym
- access hyponym
- advowson hyponym
- cabotage hyponym
- claim hyponym
- due hyponym
- access hyponym
- floor hyponym
- grant hyponym
- human right hyponym
- legal right hyponym
- preemption hyponym
- prerogative hyponym
- privilege hyponym
- representation hyponym
- right of action hyponym
- right of search hyponym
- right of way hyponym
- states' rights hyponym
- voting right hyponym
- water right hyponym
Related & opposite
- redress derivation
Sense 2 verb
make reparations or amends for
right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
Types & categories
- change hypernym
- over-correct hyponym
- atone hyponym
Related & opposite
- counterbalance also see
- wrong antonym
- remedy derivation
- recompense derivation
- right derivation
- compensation derivation
- restitution derivation
- right derivation
Sense 3 adjective
being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north
my right hand
Related & opposite
- right-handed also see
- left antonym
- position attribute
- far similar to
- rightmost similar to
- right-handa similar to
- starboard similar to
Sense 4 adverb
precisely, exactly
stand right here!
Sense 5 noun
location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
he stood on the right
Types & categories
- position hypernym
- stage right hyponym
Related & opposite
- left antonym
Sense 6 verb
put in or restore to an upright position
They righted the sailboat that had capsized
Types & categories
- change hypernym
Related & opposite
- right verb group
Sense 7 adjective
free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
the correct answer
Related & opposite
- accurate also see
- proper also see
- true also see
- wrong antonym
- correctness attribute
- correctness derivation
- exact similar to
- letter-perfect similar to
- straight similar to
Sense 8 adverb
immediately
she called right after dinner
Sense 9 noun
the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
Types & categories
- tract hypernym
Parts & wholes
- outfield part holonym
Related & opposite
- right fielder derivation
Sense 10 verb
regain an upright or proper position
The capsized boat righted again
Types & categories
- change posture hypernym
Related & opposite
- right verb group
Sense 11 adjective
socially right or correct
it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye
Related & opposite
- appropriateness derivation
- correctness derivation
- proper similar to
Sense 12 adverb
exactly
he fell flop on his face
Related & opposite
- colloquialism domain usage
Sense 13 noun
those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
Types & categories
- sect hypernym
- religious right hyponym
- hard right hyponym
Related & opposite
- rightist derivation
Sense 14 verb
make right or correct
Correct the mistakes
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- falsify antonym
- correction derivation
Sense 15 adjective
in conformance with justice or law or morality
do the right thing and confess
Related & opposite
Sense 16 adverb
toward or on the right; also used figuratively
he looked right and left
Related & opposite
- left antonym
Sense 17 noun
the hand that is on the right side of the body
he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left
Types & categories
- hand hypernym
Sense 18 adjective
correct in opinion or judgment
time proved him right
Related & opposite
- wrong antonym
- appropriateness derivation
- correctness derivation
- right-minded similar to
Sense 19 adverb
in the right manner
please do your job properly!
Related & opposite
- improperly antonym
- proper derived from
Sense 20 noun
a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east
take a right at the corner
Types & categories
- turning hypernym
Sense 21 adjective
appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
everything in its proper place
Related & opposite
- propriety derivation
- appropriate similar to
Sense 22 adverb
an interjection expressing agreement
Sense 23 noun
anything in accord with principles of justice
he feels he is in the right
Types & categories
- justice hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 24 adjective
of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
Related & opposite
- conservative also see
- left antonym
- center antonym
- conservative similar to
- oldline similar to
- reactionary similar to
- rightish similar to
- rightist similar to
Sense 25 adverb
completely
she felt right at home
Sense 26 noun
(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
mineral rights
Types & categories
- stake hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 27 adjective
in or into a satisfactory condition
things are right again now
Related & opposite
- satisfactory similar to
Sense 28 adverb
(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
the baby is mighty cute
Related & opposite
- intensifier domain usage
Sense 29 adverb
in accordance with moral or social standards
that serves him right
Related & opposite
- just derived from
Sense 30 adjective
in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
what's the right word for this?
Related & opposite
- correctness derivation
- proper similar to
Sense 31 adverb
in an accurate manner
the flower had been correctly depicted by his son
Related & opposite
Sense 32 adjective
having the axis perpendicular to the base
a right angle
Related & opposite
- geometry domain topic
- perpendicular similar to
Sense 33 adjective
most suitable or right for a particular purpose
a good time to plant tomatoes
Related & opposite
Sense 34 adjective
precisely accurate
a veracious account
Related & opposite
- accurate similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | redress |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | abstraction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | access |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | advowson |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cabotage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | claim |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | due |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | access |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | floor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | grant |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | human right |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | legal right |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | preemption |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | prerogative |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | privilege |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | representation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | right of action |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | right of search |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | right of way |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | states' rights |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | voting right |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | water right |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | counterbalance |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | wrong |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | remedy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | recompense |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | right |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | compensation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | restitution |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | right |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | over-correct |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | atone |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | right-handed |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | left |
| 3 | attribute | Related & opposite | position |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | far |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | rightmost |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | right-handa |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | starboard |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | left |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | position |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | stage right |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | right |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 7 | also see | Related & opposite | accurate |
| 7 | also see | Related & opposite | proper |
| 7 | also see | Related & opposite | true |
| 7 | antonym | Related & opposite | wrong |
| 7 | attribute | Related & opposite | correctness |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | correctness |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | exact |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | letter-perfect |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | straight |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | right fielder |
| 9 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | outfield |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | tract |
| 10 | verb group | Related & opposite | right |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | change posture |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | appropriateness |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | correctness |
| 11 | similar to | Related & opposite | proper |
| 12 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | rightist |
| 13 | hypernym | Types & categories | sect |
| 13 | hyponym | Types & categories | religious right |
| 13 | hyponym | Types & categories | hard right |
| 14 | antonym | Related & opposite | falsify |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | correction |
| 14 | hypernym | Types & categories | reverse |
| 14 | hyponym | Types & categories | remedy |
| 14 | hyponym | Types & categories | debug |
| 15 | also see | Related & opposite | ethical |
| 15 | also see | Related & opposite | good |
| 15 | also see | Related & opposite | just |
| 15 | also see | Related & opposite | proper |
| 15 | antonym | Related & opposite | wrong |
| 15 | attribute | Related & opposite | rightness |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | rightness |
| 15 | similar to | Related & opposite | honourable |
| 16 | antonym | Related & opposite | left |
| 17 | hypernym | Types & categories | hand |
| 18 | antonym | Related & opposite | wrong |
| 18 | derivation | Related & opposite | appropriateness |
| 18 | derivation | Related & opposite | correctness |
| 18 | similar to | Related & opposite | right-minded |
| 19 | antonym | Related & opposite | improperly |
| 19 | derived from | Related & opposite | proper |
| 20 | hypernym | Types & categories | turning |
| 21 | derivation | Related & opposite | propriety |
| 21 | similar to | Related & opposite | appropriate |
| 23 | antonym | Related & opposite | wrong |
| 23 | derivation | Related & opposite | rightfula |
| 23 | derivation | Related & opposite | rightfula |
| 23 | hypernym | Types & categories | justice |
| 24 | also see | Related & opposite | conservative |
| 24 | antonym | Related & opposite | left |
| 24 | antonym | Related & opposite | center |
| 24 | similar to | Related & opposite | conservative |
| 24 | similar to | Related & opposite | oldline |
| 24 | similar to | Related & opposite | reactionary |
| 24 | similar to | Related & opposite | rightish |
| 24 | similar to | Related & opposite | rightist |
| 26 | derivation | Related & opposite | redress |
| 26 | domain usage | Related & opposite | plural |
| 26 | hypernym | Types & categories | stake |
| 27 | similar to | Related & opposite | satisfactory |
| 28 | domain usage | Related & opposite | intensifier |
| 29 | derived from | Related & opposite | just |
| 30 | derivation | Related & opposite | correctness |
| 30 | similar to | Related & opposite | proper |
| 31 | antonym | Related & opposite | wrong |
| 31 | derived from | Related & opposite | veracious |
| 32 | domain topic | Related & opposite | geometry |
| 32 | similar to | Related & opposite | perpendicular |
| 33 | derivation | Related & opposite | goodness |
| 33 | similar to | Related & opposite | opportune |
| 34 | similar to | Related & opposite | accurate |