right
noun
an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
“they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights”
“Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people”
location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
“he stood on the right”
Oppositesleftthe piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
Synonymsright wingthe hand that is on the right side of the body
“he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left”
“hit him with quick rights to the body”
Synonymsright handa turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east
“take a right at the corner”
anything in accord with principles of justice
“he feels he is in the right”
“the rightfulness of his claim”
SynonymsrightfulnessOppositeswrong(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
“mineral rights”
“film rights”
verb
make reparations or amends for
“right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust”
Oppositeswrongput in or restore to an upright position
“They righted the sailboat that had capsized”
regain an upright or proper position
“The capsized boat righted again”
make right or correct
“Correct the mistakes”
“rectify the calculation”
adjective
being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north
“my right hand”
“right center field”
Oppositesleftfree from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
“the correct answer”
“the correct version”
SynonymscorrectOppositeswrongsocially right or correct
“it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye”
“correct behavior”
Synonymscorrectin conformance with justice or law or morality
“do the right thing and confess”
Oppositeswrongcorrect in opinion or judgment
“time proved him right”
SynonymscorrectOppositeswrongappropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
“everything in its proper place”
“the right man for the job”
Synonymsproperof or belonging to the political or intellectual right
in or into a satisfactory condition
“things are right again now”
“put things right”
intended for the right hand
“a right-hand glove”
Synonymsright-handin accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
“what's the right word for this?”
“the right way to open oysters”
Synonymscorrecthaving the axis perpendicular to the base
“a right angle”
(of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward
“the right side of the cloth showed the pattern”
“be sure your shirt is right side out”
(informal) very; used informally as an intensifier
“that is one fine dog”
“a right fine day”
Synonymsonemost suitable or right for a particular purpose
“a good time to plant tomatoes”
“the right time to act”
precisely accurate
“a veracious account”
Synonymsveracious
adverb
precisely, exactly
“stand right here!”
immediately
“she called right after dinner”
exactly
“he fell flop on his face”
Synonymsfloptoward or on the right; also used figuratively
“he looked right and left”
“the party has moved right”
Oppositesleftin the right manner; correctly; suitably
“please do your job properly!”
“can't you carry me decent?”
an interjection expressing agreement
Synonymsright on(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
“the baby is mighty cute”
“he's mighty tired”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
“he was wholly convinced”
“entirely satisfied with the meal”
in accordance with moral or social standards
“that serves him right”
“do right by him”
Synonymsjustlyin an accurate manner
“the flower had been correctly depicted by his son”
“he guessed right”
Oppositeswrongly
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University