Synonyms of right
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as in privilege 
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as in claim
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as in justice
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as in true
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as in real
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as in correct
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as in deserved
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as in honorable
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as in linear
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as in just
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as in privilege
something to which one has a just claim
everyone has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
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as in claim
an entitlement to something
what right do you have to tell us what to do?
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as in justice
the practice of giving to others what is their due
activists who have fought all their lives for right
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as in true
following an original exactly
a modern replica of an 18th-century British warship that is right in all of its details
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as in real
being exactly as appears or as claimed
despite the name, New York's East River is a strait and not a right river
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as in correct
being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard
the obvious answer is not always the right one
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as in deserved
being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong
trying to do what is right
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as in honorable
conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue
a right woman who did not hang around waterfront bars
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as in linear
free from irregularities or digressions in course
the first city in America laid out with broad, right avenues
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as in normal
having full use of one's mind and control over one's actions
he hasn't been right since he suffered serious brain injury in the accident
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as in appropriate
meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation
the right tool for the job
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as in just
as stated or indicated without the slightest difference
stay right where you are
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as in straight
in a direct line or course
walk right over here now
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as in very
to a great degree
a right beautiful day we're having!
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as in immediately
without delay
we'll leave right after dinner
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as in correctly
in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose
you're not dressed right for an interview with a big-time law firm
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as in to better
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Recent Examples of right
Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Women’s’ rights activists are riding the wave of Gisèle’s call to action – and optimism.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
George Petras, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Whether being a creative director or being a costume designer, so much of the job is about finding the right team.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 23 Nov. 2024
Plus, with the holidays right around the corner, now is the perfect time to kick-start your gift shopping.
—Amber Love Bond, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2024
Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 Nov. 2024
Since then, the agency has been trying to right itself.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
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Apart from deporting those undocumented immigrants with criminal records and deportation orders (which may be about 1.5 million immigrants,) deporting the rest is impractical because the only way it can be done is by ignoring their due process rights.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Women’s’ rights activists are riding the wave of Gisèle’s call to action – and optimism.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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Helicopters have green lights on the right side, red on the left, and white on the tail.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Whether being a creative director or being a costume designer, so much of the job is about finding the right team.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
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Plus, with the holidays right around the corner, now is the perfect time to kick-start your gift shopping.
—Amber Love Bond, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2024
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The ship appeared to be righted, only to immediately veer back off course.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 Nov. 2024
Since then, the agency has been trying to right itself.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
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Fourth, ensure maximum flexibility and control over your users and their privileges.Lior Lamesh, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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This taut dual-timeline suspense novel masterfully handles class and privilege.Lizz Schumer, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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The current lawsuit stems from Lindell's public promise to pay anyone $5 million to disprove his claim that the 2020 presidential election was rigged in Biden's favor, based on Lindell's claim of Chinese government interference.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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In response to a question about a new hypersonic ballistic missile that Russia used for the first time last month to strike Ukraine, Putin scoffed at claims by some Western experts that it could be intercepted by NATO’s air defenses.Vladimir Isachenkov, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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On Friday, the justices agreed to reconsider that ruling early next year.David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Writing about life in Pottstown, PA, in the early part of the 20th century, McBride centers his book on Chona, an empathetic Jewish woman whose fierce sense of fairness and justice knits together the town’s Black, Jewish and immigrant residents.Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Worse still, the falsehood was a double-down of the AI insisting that the remark was true.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Just Saturday against the New Jersey Devils, that seemed true in a loss.Scott Powers, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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What's next for the Red Sox? Ideally for them, the Red Sox could add another starter, and FanSided's Zachary Rotman feels like this is a real possibility.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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The editing was also choppy at times and there seemed no real flow to the season in terms of tribe dynamics.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Jess, Logan, Dean is the correct Rory Gilmore ranking — Bono and Dylan get it!EW.com, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Farrell protested the stoppage, but that animation alone was proof the referee made the correct decision.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Fashion has taken a lot of heat — and much of it well deserved — for being focused too much on surface and not enough on substance.Lily Templeton, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
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Two first half goals from Claudio Aquino and Damián Fernández sealed a deserved league title for Vélez, on a tense final day where three different clubs might have lifted the trophy.Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Mercy is a free, smart, honorable woman who just so happens to keep Henry alive.Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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On the day the archaeologists found the Nefertiti bust, German nobles from Saxony were visiting Tell el-Amarna, and Borchardt dashed between his honorable guests and the excavation.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Right.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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