alright

adverb or adjective

al·​right (ˌ)ȯl-ˈrīt 

ˈȯl-ˌrīt

: all right

If people stay strong and keep pushing we'll be alright.

—Keith Ellison

Alright, I give in.

—Sallie Tisdale

Alright already, get in the squad car and solve the darn crime.

—Ken Tucker

It's cheap, alright.

—Chris Hodenfield

all right or alright?: Usage Guide

Although the spelling alright is more than a century and a half old, some critics have insisted alright is all wrong. Nevertheless, it has its defenders and its users, who perhaps have been influenced by analogy with altogether and already. Alright is less common than all right but is frequently found in informal writing and fictional dialogue.

Starting at a slower pace is perfectly alright.

—Alia Haley

"Alright, it is a bargain. I will help you."

—Harold Bell Wright

It is sometimes also used in more formal writing.

The first two years of the medical school were alright.

—Gertrude Stein

Synonyms

• acceptably
• adequately
• all right
• creditably
• decently
• fine
• good
• middlingly
• nicely
• OK
• okay
• passably
• respectably
• satisfactorily
• serviceably
• so-so
• sufficiently
• tolerably
• well

Examples of alright in a Sentence

the audition for the orchestra position seemed to go alright, but one never knows

alright, you can buy me lunch, but next time it's my treat

she passed the test alright—she had the highest score in the class

an alright movie, but I wouldn't pay to see it again

we got the plane's nose back up, and after that we were alright

Recent Examples on the Web

Laughton looked alright on the wing of the fourth line with David Kämpf and Steven Lorentz against the Preds; the Leafs actually dominated those minutes (albeit while being outscored 1-0) and Laughton nearly set up a goal. —Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025

Photo of the day: The family that looks alright, alright, alright Texas gets a taste of Hollywood this week during the annual South by Southwest festival. —Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025

Saturday night’s gonna be alright, that’s for sure. —Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025

Big losses followed, but Trump turned out alright, in part thanks to a web of self-dealing that moved money from the public company into his pocket. —Dan Alexander, Forbes, 8 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for alright

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight
• calcite

Video

Alright vs. All Right

Volume 90%

Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts

play/pause

increase volume

decrease volume

seek forwards

seek backwards

toggle captions

toggle fullscreen

mute/unmute

seek to %

SPACE

↑

↓

→

←

c

f

m

0-9

Live

00:00

00:00

00:00

 

Alright vs. All Right

Is 'alright' all right?

Kids Definition

alright

adverb or adjective

al·​right ȯl-ˈrīt 

ˈȯl-ˌrīt

: all right