rightward

adjective or adverb

right·​ward ˈrīt-wərd How to pronounce rightward (audio)
: being at, toward, or to the right

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Political chameleon The growing acceptability of the European far right coincides with a rightward shift in Israel. Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025 Sure, some corporate honchos were weary of activist demands and welcomed the rightward shift. Ross Douthat, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025 With this necessary diplomacy in mind, CDU leader Friedrich Merz has tried to balance the public’s passion for a rightward political change with rhetoric that doesn’t alienate the SDP or the Greens. Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Feb. 2025 The recent rightward shift among young men, who helped Donald Trump clinch the Presidency, has only intensified the urgency of the search for answers. Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rightward

Word History

First Known Use

1733, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rightward was in 1733

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“Rightward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightward. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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rightward

adjective or adverb
right·​ward ˈrīt-wərd How to pronounce rightward (audio)
: toward, at, or to the right

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