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right-on

right-on

5 7.5
Completely correct and in line with modern social values
  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

    It's Complicated (2009)

  • 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.

  • The teacher's explanation was right-on regarding the importance of climate change.

Synonyms

right
vsright-on
∞ 1.0

Correct or most suitable for a situation

stresses agreement with modern social values rather than neutral suitability
right on
vsright-on
  • Informal
112 7.0

Exactly correct in what someone says

emphasizes agreement with current social values rather than only factual accuracy
spot on
vsright-on
  • UK
42 4.4

Exactly right about a fact or idea

focuses more on social approval and shared values than pure exactness
on the money
vsright-on
  • Informal
31 6.0

Exactly right in what someone says or does

implies alignment with current beliefs and values beyond numeric accuracy
dead-on
vsright-on
  • Informal
8 6.0

Exactly right and very accurate

leans toward judging agreement with current values not only precise truth
dead on
vsright-on
6 4.8

Exactly correct about a fact or answer

carries social or value approval beyond mere exact correctness
bang on
vsright-on
  • UK
3 7.4

Exactly right for a situation or need

suggests social acceptance or ideological fit rather than blunt correctness

Antonyms

wrong
∞ 1.0

Not correct according to the facts or the answer

How Correct

right-on
  • UK
5 7.5
right
∞ 1.0
wrong
2 1.0

Surface Forms

right-on positive

Morphology

right-on = right (semi-transparent) = on + right

The components 'right' + 'on' are visible, but the slang/idiomatic approval and sociopolitical nuance of 'right-on' is not fully predictable from the parts. [Postprocessing: moved 'on' from base_words to prefix]

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.