right-on
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7.5
- adjective
- /ˈraɪtˌɑn/
- UK
:
acertado
- Mark Levin is so right on all points.
- right on target
- right on trend
- right on the mark
But very often you're absolutely right on the first few days, you, you've, you've worked out who's the right personality, the right mindset.
- But very often you're absolutely right on the first few days, you, you've, you've worked out who's the right personality, the right mindset.
- Now that to me feels right on cue.
Examples
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But they can't both be right on the issue of climate change.
Academic text (2010) -
The founders were right on limiting government power, and we've strayed way too far.
Blog text (16) -
And it was so right on a couple of levels, too.
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You are so right on point, Harry... all the way around.
Blog text (15) -
And that particular statement of his is right on as far as I'm concerned.
Blog text (32) -
Karyn, you were right on target then and now.
Blog text (15) -
Thanks, Lawrence, for the right-on comments about the war on drugs.
Blog text (14) -
Fogarty is right on target with her grammar and other writing advice.
Blog text (6) -
Yeah, and that's right on that aesthetic in that era too.
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The teacher's explanation was right-on regarding the importance of climate change.
Synonyms
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1.0
Correct or most suitable for a situation
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7.0
Exactly correct in what someone says
42
4.4
Exactly right about a fact or idea
31
6.0
Exactly right in what someone says or does
8
6.0
Exactly right and very accurate
6
4.8
Exactly correct about a fact or answer
3
7.4
Exactly right for a situation or need
Antonyms
How Correct
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Right-on joins the words right ('correct' or 'good') and on ('in agreement') and began as a short cheer of approval in the 1960s. That's why right-on now means something that is exactly correct or that supports good social ideas.