alright

adverb or adjective

al·right (ˌ)ȯl-ˈrīt

ˈȯl-ˌrīt

Synonyms of alright next

: 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

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

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Well, Margo is the complete opposite of Judy, alright. —

Jessica Wang, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024 The beer is rare alright, aged in sought after King of Kentucky bourbon barrels for one year and then aged another year in a different set of King of Kentucky barrels. —

Em Sauter, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024 Hopefully, the scans will come back alright and Minshew will be able to make a safe and healthy recovery. —

Jeremy Hanna, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024 Things turned out alright then, with a first European Cup/Champions League qualification since the early 1980s and progress to a European semi-final. —

Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for alright