n. 25B6; adjective
it wouldn't be right to do that : JUST, fair, proper, good, upright, righteous, virtuous, moral, ethical, honourable, honest; lawful, legal.
the right answer : CORRECT, accurate, exact, precise; proper, valid, conventional, established, official, formal; Brit. informal spot on.
the right person for the job : SUITABLE, appropriate, fitting, correct, proper, desirable, preferable, ideal; archaic meet.
you've come at the right time : OPPORTUNE, advantageous, favourable, propitious, good, lucky, happy, fortunate, providential, felicitous; timely, seasonable, convenient, expedient, suitable, appropriate.
he's not right in the head : SANE, lucid, rational, balanced, compos mentis; informal all there.
he does not look right : HEALTHY, well, (fighting) fit, normal, up to par; informal up to scratch, in the pink.
my right hand : DEXTRAL.
(informal) it's a right mess : ABSOLUTE, complete, total, real, thorough, perfect, utter, sheer, unmitigated, veritable.
wrong, insane, unhealthy.
25B6; adverb
she was right at the limit of her patience : COMPLETELY, fully, totally, absolutely, utterly, thoroughly, quite.
right in the middle of the village : EXACTLY, precisely, directly, immediately, just, squarely, dead; informal (slap) bang, smack, plumb; N. Amer. informal smack dab.
keep going right on : STRAIGHT, directly, as the crow flies.
(informal) he'll be right down : STRAIGHT, immediately, instantly, at once, straight away, now, right now, this minute, directly, forthwith, without further ado, promptly, quickly, a.s.a.p., as soon as possible; N. Amer. in short order; informal straight off, p.d.q. (pretty damn quick), pronto; N. Amer. informal lickety-split.
I think I heard right : CORRECTLY, accurately, properly, precisely, aright, rightly, perfectly.
make sure you're treated right : WELL, properly, justly, fairly, equitably, impartially, honourably, lawfully, legally.
things will turn out right : WELL, for the best, favourably, happily, advantageously, profitably, providentially, luckily, conveniently.
wrong, badly.
25B6; noun
the difference between right and wrong : GOODNESS, righteousness, virtue, integrity, rectitude, propriety, morality, truth, honesty, honour, justice, fairness, equity; lawfulness, legality.
you have the right to say no : ENTITLEMENT, prerogative, privilege, advantage, due, birthright, liberty, authority, power, licence, permission, dispensation, leave, sanction; Law, historical droit.
wrong.
25B6; verb
the way to right a capsized dinghy : SET UPRIGHT, turn back over.
we must right the situation : REMEDY, put right, rectify, retrieve, fix, resolve, sort out, settle, square; straighten out, correct, repair, mend, redress, make good, ameliorate, better.
25A0; by rights PROPERLY, correctly, technically, in fairness; legally, de jure.
25A0; in the right JUSTIFIED, vindicated, right.
25A0; put something to rights . See right verb sense 2.
25A0; right away AT ONCE, straight away, (right) now, this (very) minute, this instant, immediately, instantly, directly, forthwith, without further ado, promptly, quickly, without delay, a.s.a.p., as soon as possible; N. Amer. in short order; informal straight off, p.d.q. (pretty damn quick), pronto; N. Amer. informal lickety-split.
25A0; within one's rights ENTITLED, permitted, allowed, at liberty, empowered, authorized, qualified, licensed, justified.