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1 right An abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature.
Roget 737 :
authority ;
influence ,
patronage ,
power ,
preponderance ,
credit ,
prestige ,
prerogative ,
jurisdiction ;
right
etc.
(title)
924 ;
direction
etc.
693 ;
government
etc.
737.1.
divine right ,
dynastic rights ,
authoritativeness ;
absoluteness ,
absolutism ;
despotism ;
jus nocendi [Lat.] ;
jus divinum [Lat.] .
mastery ,
mastership ,
masterdom † ;
dictation ,
control .
hold ,
grasp ;
grip ,
gripe ;
reach ;
iron sway
etc.
(severity)
739 ;
fangs ,
clutches ,
talons ;
rod of empire
etc.
(scepter)
747 .
[Vicarious authority]
commission
etc.
755 ;
deputy
etc.
759 ;
permission
etc.
760 .
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Roget 922 :
right ;
what ought to be ,
what should be ;
fitness
etc.
adj.;
summum jus [Lat.] .
justice ,
equity ;
equitableness
etc.
adj.;
propriety ;
fair play ,
impartiality ,
measure for measure ,
give and take ,
lex talionis [Lat.] .
Astraea † ,
Nemesis ,
Themis .
scales of justice ,
evenhanded justice ,
karma ;
suum cuique [Lat.] ;
clear stage ,
fair field and no favor ,
level playing field .
morals
etc.
(duty)
926 ;
law
etc.
963 ;
honor
etc.
(probity)
939 ;
virtue
etc.
944 .
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Roget 924 :
due ,
dueness ;
right ,
privilege ,
prerogative ,
prescription ,
title ,
claim ,
pretension ,
demand ,
birthright .
immunity ,
license ,
liberty ,
franchise ;
vested interest ,
vested right .
sanction ,
authority ,
warranty ,
charter ;
warrant
etc.
(permission)
760 ;
constitution
etc.
(law)
963 ;
tenure ;
bond
etc.
(security)
771 .
claimant ,
appellant ;
plaintiff
etc.
938 .
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Roget 780 :
property ,
possession ,
suum cuique [Lat.] ,
meum et tuum [Lat.] .
ownership ,
proprietorship ,
lordship ;
seignority † ;
empire
etc.
(dominion)
737 .
interest ,
stake ,
estate ,
right ,
title ,
claim ,
demand ,
holding ;
tenure
etc.
(possession)
777 ;
vested interest ,
contingent interest ,
beneficial interest ,
equitable interest ;
use ,
trust ,
benefit ;
legal estate ,
equitable estate ;
seizin [Law] ,
seisin [Law] .
absolute interest ,
paramount estate ,
freehold ;
fee tail ,
fee simple ;
estate in fee ,
estate in tail ,
estate tail ;
estate in tail male ,
estate in tail female ,
estate in tail general .
limitation ,
term ,
lease ,
settlement ,
strict settlement ,
particular estate ;
estate for life ,
estate for years ,
estate pur autre vie [Fr.] ;
remainder ,
reversion ,
expectancy ,
possibility .
dower ,
dowry ,
jointure † ,
appanage ,
inheritance ,
heritage ,
patrimony ,
alimony ;
legacy
etc.
(gift)
784 ;
Falcidian law ,
paternal estate ,
thirds .
assets ,
belongings ,
means ,
resources ,
circumstances ;
wealth
etc.
803 ;
money
etc.
800 ;
what one is worth ,
what one will cut up for ;
estate and effects .
landed property ,
landed real estate property ;
realty ;
land ,
lands ;
tenements ;
hereditaments ;
corporeal hereditaments ,
incorporeal hereditaments ;
acres ;
ground
etc.
(earth)
342 ;
acquest † ,
messuage ,
toft † .
territory ,
state ,
kingdom ,
principality ,
realm ,
empire ,
protectorate ,
sphere of influence .
manor ,
honor ,
domain ,
demesne ;
farm ,
plantation ,
hacienda ;
allodium
etc.
(free)
748 † ;
fief ,
fieff † ,
feoff † ,
feud ,
zemindary † ,
dependency ;
arado † ,
merestead † ,
ranch .
free lease-holds ,
copy lease-holds ;
folkland † ;
chattels real ;
fixtures ,
plant ,
heirloom ;
easement ;
right of common ,
right of user .
personal property ,
personal estate ,
personal effects ;
personalty ,
chattels ,
goods ,
effects ,
movables ;
stock ,
stock in trade ;
things ,
traps ,
rattletraps ,
paraphernalia ;
equipage
etc.
633 .
parcels ,
appurtenances .
impedimenta ;
luggage ,
baggage ;
bag and baggage ;
pelf ;
cargo ,
lading .
rent roll ;
income
etc.
(receipts)
810 ;
maul and wedges [U.S.] .
patent ,
copyright ;
chose in action ;
credit
etc.
805 ;
debt
etc.
806 .
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2 right Location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east.
Nederlands: rechts
3 right 4 right Those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged.
synoniem: right wing .
Nederlands: rechterhand, rechterkant, rechtervleugel, rechterzij, rechterzijde Pools: prawica
5 right 6 right A turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east.
Pools: prawoskręt
7 right Anything in accord with principles of justice:— He feels he is in the right. — The rightfulness of his claim.
synoniem: rightfulness .
Nederlands: billijkheid, gelijk, redelijkheid Pools: racja
8 right frequently plural The interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing.
werkwoord
1 right Make reparations or amends for:— Right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust.
synoniemen: compensate , correct , redress .
2 right Put in or restore to an upright position.
3 right Regain an upright or proper position.
4 right Make right or correct.
synoniemen: correct , rectify .
Nederlands: herzien, corrigeren, verbeteren
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
1 right Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north.
Roget 926 :
obligatory ,
binding ;
imperative ,
peremptory ;
stringent
etc.
(severe)
739 ;
behooving
etc.
v.;
incumbent on ,
chargeable on ;
under obligation ;
obliged by ,
bound by ,
tied by ;
saddled with .
due to ,
beholden to ,
bound to ,
indebted to ;
tied down ;
compromised
etc.
(promised)
768 ;
in duty bound .
amenable ,
liable ,
accountable ,
responsible ,
answerable .
right ,
meet
etc.
(due)
924 ;
moral ,
ethical ,
casuistical ,
conscientious ,
ethological .
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Roget 246 :
straight ;
rectilinear ,
rectilineal † ;
direct ,
even ,
right ,
true ,
in a line ;
unbent ,
virgate †
etc.
v.;
undeviating ,
unturned ,
undistorted ,
unswerving ;
straight as an arrow
etc.
(direct)
278 ;
inflexible
etc.
323 .
laser-straight ;
ramrod-straight .
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2 right Free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth:— The right answer. — Took the right road. — The right decision.
synoniem: correct .
Roget 924 :
having a right to
etc.
v.;
entitled to ;
claiming ;
deserving ,
meriting ,
worthy of .
privileged ,
allowed ,
sanctioned ,
warranted ,
authorized ;
ordained ,
prescribed ,
constitutional ,
chartered ,
enfranchised .
prescriptive ,
presumptive ;
absolute ,
indefeasible ;
unalienable ,
inalienable ;
imprescriptible † ,
inviolable ,
unimpeachable ,
unchallenged ;
sacrosanct .
due to ,
merited ,
deserved ,
condign ,
richly deserved .
allowable
etc.
(permitted)
760 ;
lawful ,
licit ,
legitimate ,
legal ;
legalized
etc.
(law)
963 .
square ,
unexceptionable ,
right ;
equitable
etc.
922 ;
due ,
en r gle ;
fit ,
fitting ;
correct ,
proper ,
meet ,
befitting ,
becoming ,
seemly ;
decorous ;
creditable ,
up to the mark ,
right as a trivet ;
just the thing ,
quite the thing ;
selon les r gles [Fr.] .
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Roget 939 :
upright ;
honest ,
honest as daylight ;
veracious
etc.
543 ;
virtuous
etc.
944 ;
honorable ;
fair ,
right ,
just ,
equitable ,
impartial ,
evenhanded ,
square ;
fair and aboveboard ,
open and aboveboard ;
white [U.S.] .
constant ,
constant as the northern star ;
faithful ,
loyal ,
staunch ;
true ,
true blue ,
true to one's colors ,
true to the core ,
true as the needle to the pole ;
marble-constant "
[Antony and Cleopatra];
true-hearted ,
trusty ,
trustworthy ;
as good as one's word ,
to be depended on ,
incorruptible .
straightforward
etc.
(ingenuous)
703 ;
frank ,
candid ,
open-hearted .
conscientious ,
tender-conscienced ,
right-minded ;
high-principled ,
high-minded ;
scrupulous ,
religious ,
strict ;
nice ,
punctilious ,
correct ,
punctual ;
respectable ,
reputable ;
gentlemanlike † .
inviolable ,
inviolate ;
unviolated † ,
unbroken ,
unbetrayed ;
unbought ,
unbribed † .
innocent
etc.
946 ;
pure ,
stainless ;
unstained ,
untarnished ,
unsullied ,
untainted ,
unperjured † ;
uncorrupt ,
uncorrupted ;
undefiled ,
undepraved † ,
undebauched † ;
integer vitae scelerisque purus [Lat.]
[Horace];
justus et tenax propositi [Lat.]
[Horace].
chivalrous ,
jealous of honor ,
sans peur et sans reproche [Fr.] ;
high-spirited .
supramundane † ,
unworldly ,
other-worldly ,
overscrupulous † .
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Roget 944 :
virtuous ,
good ;
innocent
etc.
946 ;
meritorious ,
deserving ,
worthy ,
desertful † ,
correct ;
dutiful ,
duteous ;
moral ;
right ,
righteous ,
right-minded ;
well-intentioned ,
creditable ,
laudable ,
commendable ,
praiseworthy ;
above all praise ,
beyond all praise ;
excellent ,
admirable ;
sterling ,
pure ,
noble ;
whole-souled † .
exemplary ;
matchless ,
peerless ;
saintly ,
saint-like ;
heaven-born ,
angelic ,
seraphic ,
godlike .
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Roget 494 :
real ,
actual
etc.
(existing)
1 ;
veritable ,
true ;
right ,
correct ;
certain
etc.
474 ;
substantially true ,
categorically true ,
definitively true
&c.;
true to the letter ,
true as gospel ;
unimpeachable ;
veracious
etc.
543 ;
unreconfuted † ,
unconfuted † ;
unideal † ,
unimagined ;
realistic .
exact ,
accurate ,
definite ,
precise ,
well-defined ,
just ,
just so ,
so ;
strict ,
severe ;
close
etc.
(similar)
17 ;
literal ;
rigid ,
rigorous ;
scrupulous
etc.
(conscientious)
939 ;
religiously exact ,
punctual ,
mathematical ,
scientific ;
faithful ,
constant ,
unerring ;
curious ,
particular ,
nice ,
delicate ,
fine ;
clean-cut ,
clear-cut .
verified ,
empirically true ,
experimentally verified ,
substantiated ,
proven
(demonstrated)
478 .
rigorously true ,
unquestionably true .
true by definition .
genuine ,
authentic ,
legitimate ;
orthodox
etc.
983.1;
official ,
ex officio .
pure ,
natural ,
sound ,
sterling ;
unsophisticated ,
unadulterated ,
unvarnished ,
unalloyed ,
uncolored ;
in its true colors ;
pukka † .
well-grounded ,
well founded ;
solid ,
substantial ,
tangible ,
valid ;
undistorted ,
undisguised ;
unaffected ,
unexaggerated ,
unromantic ,
unflattering .
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3 right Socially right or correct:— It isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye.
synoniem: correct .
4 right In conformance with justice or law or morality.
5 right Correct in opinion or judgment:— Time proved him right.
synoniem: correct .
6 right Appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs:— The right man for the job.
synoniem: proper .
7 right Of or belonging to the political or intellectual right.
Pools: konserwatywny, prawicowy, prawy
8 right In or into a satisfactory condition.
9 right Intended for the right hand:— A right-hand glove.
synoniem: right-hand .
10 right In accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure:— What's the right word for this?. — The right way to open oysters.
synoniem: correct .
11 right Having the axis perpendicular to the base.
12 right of the side of cloth or clothing Facing or intended to face outward.
13 right informal Very; used informally as an intensifier:— A right fine day.
synoniem: one .
14 right Most suitable or right for a particular purpose:— The right time to act.
synoniemen: good , ripe .
Roget 922 :
right ,
good ;
just ,
reasonable ;
fit
etc.
924 ;
equal ,
equable ,
equatable † ;
evenhanded ,
fair .
legitimate ,
justifiable ,
rightful ;
as it should be ,
as it ought to be ;
lawful
etc.
(permitted)
760 ,
(legal)
963 .
deserved
etc.
924 .
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15 right bijwoord
1 right 2 right 3 right 4 right Toward or on the right; also used figuratively.
5 right 6 right An interjection expressing agreement.
synoniem: right on .
7 right Southern regional intensive Very; to a great degree:— They have a right nice place.
synoniemen: mightily , mighty , powerful .
8 right 9 right In accordance with moral or social standards:— That serves him right. — Do right by him.
synoniem: justly .
10 right
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done , beneficial , benefit , birthright , bitter-ender , blameless , bona fide , bunkum , by all means , by right , by rights , call , canonical , capitally , care for truth , cause , certainly , civil , civil liberties , civil rights , claim , clean , clearheaded , clearminded , clockwise , cognizance , comely , comeuppance , comme il faut , common , compensate , competence , competency , complete , compos mentis , condign , condignly , conditioned , conformable , congruous , conjugal right , conscientious , conservatist , conservative , constituted authority , constitutional rights , contingent interest , convenient , conventional , coordinate , correct , correctitude , correctly , correctness , credit , creditable , crediting , customary , cut to , da , de rigueur , dead , dead ahead , dead right , dead straight , decanal side , decent , decorous , defensibility , defensible , definitely , delegated authority , delicacy , demand , deserts , deserved , deserving , desirable , dexter , dextrad , dextral , dextrally , dextrocardial , dextrocerebral , dextrocular , dextrogyrate , dextrogyratory , dextropedal , dextrorotary , dextrorse , die , die-hard , diehard , direct , directly , divine right , done , dovetailing , droit , drumhead justice , due , due north , dueness , duly , easement , emend , equalize , equitable , equitable interest , equitableness , equity , erect , estate , estimable , ethical , evangelical , even , evenhanded , evenhandedness , exact , exactitude , exactly , exactness , exceedingly , excellently , expedient , expressly , extreme right-winger , face , fact , factual , faculty , fair , fair and square , fairly , fairness , faithful , faithfully , faithfulness , famously , faultless , faultlessness , favorable , favorably , feasible , felicitous , fidelity , fine , finely , fineness , firm , fit , fitted , fitten , fitting , fittingly , fix , flat , flawless , flawlessness , flush , fogyish , formal , forthright , forthwith , foundation , freedom , front , fructuous , full , full of integrity , fundamentalist , gear to , geared , genteel , genuine , give satisfaction , give-and-take , good , good enough , good reason , goodness , ground , grounds , hale , happy , hard hat , harmonize , healthy , healthy-minded , hear , high-minded , high-mindedness , high-principled , highly respectable , holding , homologate , homologize , honest , honestly , honesty , honorable , honorableness , horizontal , human rights , immaculate , immediately , imperialist , in a beeline , in a line , in all conscience , in all respects , in every respect , in line with , in reason , inalienable right , indeed , indeedy , indirect authority , indubitable , inequity , inherent authority , injustice , instantly , integrity , interest , inviolate , ipsissimis verbis , irreproachable , irretrievably , irrevocably , it is that , ja , jus divinum , just , just right , just so , justice , justifiability , justifiable , justifiableness , justification , justified , justly , justness , kerplunk , key to , kosher , law-abiding , law-loving , law-revering , lawful , lawful authority , lawfulness , legal , legal authority , legal rights , legality , legitimacy , letter-perfect , level , liberty , license , licit , likely , limitation , lineal , linear , literal , literalism , literality , literally , literalness , literatim , lucid , mais oui , make all square , make good , make plumb , make right , make uniform , make up for , manly , material basis , mathematical precision , measure , measure for measure , meet , meet and right , meetness , mend , mentally sound , merit , merited , meshing , meticulous , meticulousness , mightily , mighty , monarchist , moral , morality , most assuredly , natural right , natural rights , naturally , naturellement , nemesis , nice , nicely , niceness , nicety , nobility , noble , normal , normative , of course , of sound mind , of the faith , off , okay , old liner , on the button , on the right , only , only too , open , opportune , opportunely , option , order , orthodox , orthodoxical , oui , out-and-out , overhaul , part , pat , patch , pay reparations , percentage , perfect , perfection , perfectly , perquisite , plain , plop , plumb , plump , plunk , poetic justice , point-blank , politic , positively , power , powerful , powerfully , precise , precisely , preciseness , precision , preferable , preferred , prerogative , prescription , presumptive right , pretense , pretension , pretext , pretty , principal , principled , privilege , profitable , profitably , promising , promptly , pronto , proper , proper claim , properly , properness , property right , propitious , proportion , propriety , pure , put , put and call , put in order , put in shape , put in tune , put right , put straight , put to rights , qualified , quickly , quite , radical right , rather , rational , reactionarist , reactionary , reactionist , real , really , reason , reasonable , received , recognition , recognized , recommendable , recompense , reconcile , recondition , reconstruct , rectify , rectilineal , rectilinear , rectitude , recto , redress , reduce to order , refinement , regality , regulate , relevant , remedy , remunerate , repair , repay , reputable , requisite , requite , respectable , retributive justice , revamp , revenge , right and proper , right as rain , right away , right field , right hand , right of entry , right off , right side , right wing , right you are , right-hand , right-minded , right-wing , right-winger , right-wingish , righteous , rightful , rightful authority , rightfully , rightfulness , rightist , rightly , rightness , righto , rights , rightward , rightwardly , rightwards , rigidity , rigidly , rigor , rigorous , rigorously , rigorousness , royal prerogative , royalist , royally , rude justice , ruler-straight , sane , sane-minded , satisfactorily , satisfactory , scales of justice , scriptural , scrupulous , seasonable , seemly , sensible , sensibly , set , set in order , set right , set straight , set to rights , set up , settle , settlement , severity , sharp , sheer , similarize , simon-pure , smack , smack-dab , smooth , so , social Darwinist , sort out , sortable , sound , sound-minded , spang , speedily , splendidly , spotless , spread , square , squarely , stainless , stake , standard , standpat , standpatter , starboard , starboard tack , stark , sterling , stock option , straddle , straight , straight across , straight ahead , straight-cut , straight-front , straight-side , straight-up-and-down , straightaway , straighten out , straighten up , straightforward , straightforwards , straightly , strap , strategic , streamlined , strict , strict settlement , strictly , strictness , strip , substance , subtlety , sufficient , suitable , suitably , suited , suiting , summary justice , sure , sure thing , sure-enough , surely , swiftly , sync , synchronize , tailor , tailored , terribly , terrifically , textual , textualism , that is so , the letter , the say , the say-so , thorough , thoroughgoing , timely , title , to be desired , to be fair , to be sure , to the letter , to the point , to the purpose , to the right , together , tolerable , tory , traditional , traditionalistic , trim to , true , true up , true-blue , true-dealing , true-devoted , true-disposing , true-souled , true-spirited , truehearted , truly , trust , truth , truthful , tune , ultraconservative , unalienable rights , unalloyed , unbending , unbent , unblemished , unbowed , unbroken , uncorrupt , uncorrupted , uncurved , undefiled , undeflected , undeviating , undeviatingly , undistorted , undoubted , unerringly , unexceptional , unimpeachable , uninterrupted , unmitigated , unrelievedly , unsnarl , unspotted , unstained , unsullied , unswerving , unswervingly , untarnished , unturned , unveeringly , upper , upright , uprighteous , uprightness , upstanding , urbane , use , useful , utter , valid , vamp , veracious , verbally , verbatim , verbatim et litteratim , veridical , veritable , vertical , very , very well , vested authority , vested interest , vested right , vicarious authority , vindicate , virtue , virtuous , virtuousness , warrant , warrantability , warrantable , warranted , warrantedness , well , well and good , well-timed , what is owing , what is right , whip into shape , whole , wholesome , why yes , wise , without delay , without hesitation , word by word , word for word , worthwhile , worthy , yea , yeah , yeomanly , yep , yes , yes indeed , yes indeedy , yes sir , yes sirree , you are right , you said it , you speak truly ... meer laten zien .
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