right
1. an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature (Freq. 41)
- they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights
- "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt
- a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away
• Hypernyms:
abstraction, abstract
• Hyponyms:
access, advowson, cabotage, claim, title,
due, entree, accession, admission, admittance, floor,
grant, human right, legal right, preemption, pre-emption, prerogative,
privilege, perquisite, exclusive right, representation, right of action, right of search,
right of way, states' rights, voting right, water right, riparian right
2. location near or direction toward the right side;
i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east (Freq. 27)
- he stood on the right
• Ant:
left
• Hypernyms:
position, place
• Hyponyms:
stage right, right stage
3. the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right (Freq. 5)
• Syn:
right field, rightfield
• Derivationally related forms:
right fielder (for: right field)
• Hypernyms:
tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
• Part Holonyms:
outfield
4. those who support political or social or economic conservatism;
those who believe that things are better left unchanged (Freq. 4)
• Syn:
right wing
• Derivationally related forms:
rightist (for: right wing)
• Hypernyms:
faction, sect
• Hyponyms:
religious right, hard right
5. the hand that is on the right side of the body (Freq. 2)
- he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left
- hit him with quick rights to the body
• Syn:
right hand
• Hypernyms:
hand, manus, mitt, paw
6. a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east (Freq. 2)
- take a right at the corner
• Hypernyms:
turn, turning
7. anything in accord with principles of justice (Freq. 1)
- he feels he is in the right
- the rightfulness of his claim
• Syn:
rightfulness
• Ant:
wrongfulness (for: rightfulness), wrong
• Derivationally related forms:
rightful (for: rightfulness)
• Hypernyms:
justice, justness
8. (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
- mineral rights
- film rights
• Usage Domain:
plural, plural form
• Hypernyms:
interest, stake
1. make reparations or amends for
- right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
• Syn:
compensate, redress, correct
• Ant:
wrong
• See Also:
compensate (for: compensate)
• Derivationally related forms:
redress (for: redress), compensation (for: compensate)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
over-correct, overcompensate, expiate, aby, abye, atone
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. put in or restore to an upright position
- They righted the sailboat that had capsized
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. regain an upright or proper position
- The capsized boat righted again
• Hypernyms:
change posture
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
4. make right or correct
- Correct the mistakes
- rectify the calculation
• Syn:
correct, rectify
• Ant:
falsify (for: correct)
• Derivationally related forms:
rectification (for: rectify), correction (for: correct)
• Hypernyms:
change by reversal, turn, reverse
• Hyponyms:
rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend, debug
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
1. being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north (Freq. 20)
- my right hand
- right center field
- a right-hand turn
- the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream
• Ant:
left
• Similar to:
far, rightmost, right-hand, starboard
• See Also:
right-handed
• Attrubites:
position, place
2. free from error;
especially conforming to fact or truth (Freq. 20)
- the correct answer
- the correct version
- the right answer
- took the right road
- the right decision
• Syn:
correct
• Ant:
wrong, incorrect (for: correct)
• Similar to:
accurate, exact, precise, letter-perfect, word-perfect, straight
• See Also:
accurate, proper, true
• Derivationally related forms:
rightness, correctness (for: correct)
• Attrubites:
correctness, rightness
3. socially right or correct (Freq. 16)
- it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye
- correct behavior
• Syn:
correct
• Similar to:
proper
• Derivationally related forms:
rightness, correctness (for: correct)
4. in conformance with justice or law or morality (Freq. 10)
- do the right thing and confess
• Ant:
wrong
• Similar to:
ethical, honorable, honourable
• See Also:
ethical, good, just, proper
• Derivationally related forms:
rightness
• Attrubites:
rightness
5. correct in opinion or judgment (Freq. 2)
- time proved him right
• Syn:
correct
• Ant:
wrong
• Similar to:
right-minded
• Derivationally related forms:
correctness (for: correct), rightness
6. appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs (Freq. 1)
- everything in its proper place
- the right man for the job
- she is not suitable for the position
• Syn:
proper
• Similar to:
appropriate
• Derivationally related forms:
properness (for: proper)
7. of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
• Ant:
left, center
• Similar to:
conservative, oldline, old-line, reactionary, reactionist,
far-right, rightish, rightist, right-wing
• See Also:
conservative
8. in or into a satisfactory condition
- things are right again now
- put things right
• Similar to:
satisfactory
9. intended for the right hand
- a right-hand glove
• Syn:
right-hand
• Similar to:
right-handed
10. having the axis perpendicular to the base
- a right angle
• Similar to:
perpendicular
• Topics:
geometry
11. (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward
- the right side of the cloth showed the pattern
- be sure your shirt is right side out
• Similar to:
outside
12. most suitable or right for a particular purpose
- a good time to plant tomatoes
- the right time to act
- the time is ripe for great sociological changes
• Syn:
good, ripe
• Similar to:
opportune
• Derivationally related forms:
goodness (for: good)
13. in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
- what's the right word for this?
- the right way to open oysters
• Syn:
correct
• Similar to:
proper
• Derivationally related forms:
correctness (for: correct)
14. precisely accurate
- a veracious account
• Syn:
veracious
• Similar to:
accurate
1. precisely, exactly (Freq. 17)
- stand right here!
2. immediately (Freq. 14)
- she called right after dinner
3. exactly (Freq. 11)
- he fell flop on his face
• Syn:
flop
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism
4. toward or on the right;
also used figuratively (Freq. 4)
- he looked right and left
- the party has moved right
• Ant:
left
5. in the right manner (Freq. 3)
- please do your job properly!
- can't you carry me decent?
• Syn:
properly, decently, decent, in good order, the right way
• Ant:
improperly (for: properly)
• Derived from adjective:
proper (for: properly)
6. an interjection expressing agreement (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
right on
7. completely (Freq. 2)
- she felt right at home
- he fell right into the trap
8. (Southern regional intensive) very;
to a great degree (Freq. 2)
- the baby is mighty cute
- he's mighty tired
- it is powerful humid
- that boy is powerful big now
- they have a right nice place
- they rejoiced mightily
• Syn:
mighty, mightily, powerful
• Usage Domain:
intensifier, intensive
9. in accordance with moral or social standards (Freq. 1)
- that serves him right
- do right by him
• Syn:
justly
• Derived from adjective:
just (for: justly)
10. in an accurate manner
- the flower had been correctly depicted by his son
- he guessed right
• Syn:
correctly, aright
• Ant:
wrongly, incorrectly (for: correctly)
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