right
- adjective
- /raɪt/
- You must feel that this is the only right verdict in this case.
- do the right thing
- right and wrong
- morally right
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Watch on YouTubeSo, you know, do what's right for you mentally.
- So, you know, do what's right for you mentally.
- To seek such things is neither right nor wrong.
- It's, it's only right that the same thing occurs.
- OK, now doesn't mean it's right, doesn't mean it's OK.
- And you need to do what's right for you and your child.
Examples
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But the lawyer-statesman must ask what is right as well as what is legal.
Academic text (2017) -
Elders were elders because they knew what was right and what was wrong.
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Leadership, do the right thing even when it's hard.
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And he was right to do so, right to do so.
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Therefore, experience is key to understanding what is right and what is wrong.
Academic text (2011) -
And Drew, trying to do the right thing, went to try to break the fight up.
Academic text (2015) -
It's always right to do what's right, whatever that is.
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TQM is a commitment to doing the right thing and doing it right the first time.
Academic text (1990) -
Therefore, a sense of urgency in pursuing the right nutritional program is emerging.
Academic text (2008) -
It's always important to choose what is right and just, even when it is difficult.
Synonyms
Concerned with ideas of right and wrong in people's actions
Suitable and correct for a particular situation or use
Allowed by law or fair rules
Following rules about what is right and wrong in people's actions
Suitable for a particular situation or purpose
Acting in a morally good way that people see as fair
Fair and morally right
Having a good reason for an action or feeling
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A punishment that someone deserves because of their own wrong actions
- Jargon
A place to the right of the stage where actors wait out of view of the audience
Compounds
People who support conservative political, social, and economic ideas and little change
- Formal
A right that a country's most important law gives and protects, for example free speech
- Literature
A political group in the United States that wants laws to follow conservative religious beliefs
- Formal
Freedom from other people entering your personal life without permission
- Formal
A right for someone accused of a crime to have a lawyer, including a free one if they cannot pay
- Specialized
Part of the brain that controls the left side of the body and helps with creativity and understanding space
- Formal
A right under the law to be left alone and not have personal matters made public
- Formal
A legal and moral claim to be free from unfair arrest and official control
A player who plays on the right side of the outfield and catches balls hit there
An understanding of what is right and wrong that guides a person's actions
A very large whale with baleen that lives in cold coastal waters and is endangered
- Specialized
The half of the brain on the right that controls the left side and helps with visual and creative thinking
- Specialized
A legal right that lets an inventor stop others from making, using, or selling an invention for a set time
- Specialized
The lower part of the heart on the right that pumps blood to the lungs
- Specialized
The top right part of the heart that receives blood without oxygen from the body
- Specialized
An object's eastward angle along the sky's equator used to find its position, shown in hours
- Formal
A right to question people who say you did something wrong in a criminal trial
A baseball player who throws the ball to the batter with their right hand
A political idea that kings get their power from God and are not controlled by their people
- Formal
A married person's legal claim to live with and be close to their partner
A person with very strict traditional political views who strongly opposes social change
- Specialized
A blood vessel that carries blood to the right side of the heart
- Specialized
An act that shows or shares someone's private information without permission and breaks the law
A legal promise that a person charged with a crime gets a quick, public court hearing by a jury
How Just
Surface Forms
Etymology
Right comes from the old English word riht meaning 'just' or 'proper', so it grew to mean what is morally good or fair.