Right vs. Wrong

Rightadjective

(archaic) Straight, not bent.

Rightadjective

Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.

Rightadjective

Complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct, just, true.

Rightadjective

Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.

Rightadjective

Healthy, sane, competent.

Rightadjective

Real; veritable (used emphatically).

Rightadjective

(Australia) All right; not requiring assistance.

Rightadjective

(dated) Most favourable or convenient; fortunate.

Rightadjective

Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north. This arrow points to the right: →

Rightadjective

Designed to be placed or worn outward.

Rightadjective

(politics) Pertaining to the political right; conservative.

Rightadverb

On the right side.

Rightadverb

Towards the right side.

Rightadverb

Exactly, precisely.

Rightadverb

Immediately, directly.

Rightadverb

Very, extremely, quite.

Rightadverb

According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.

Rightadverb

In a correct manner.

Rightadverb

To a great extent or degree.

Rightinterjection

Yes, that is correct; I agree.

Rightinterjection

I agree with whatever you say; I have no opinion.

Rightinterjection

Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse.

Rightinterjection

Used to check agreement at the end of an utterance.

Rightinterjection

Used to add seriousness or decisiveness before a statement.

Rightnoun

That which complies with justice, law or reason.

Rightnoun

A legal or moral entitlement.

Rightnoun

The right side or direction.

Rightnoun

The right hand.

Rightnoun

(politics) The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.

Rightnoun

The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.

Rightverb

(transitive) To correct.

Rightverb

(transitive) To set upright.

Rightverb

(intransitive) To return to normal upright position.

Rightverb

(transitive) To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.

Rightadjective

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

Rightadjective

Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone.

Rightadjective

Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man in the right place; the right way from London to Oxford.

Rightadjective

Conformed to the constitution of man and the will of God, or to justice and equity; not deviating from the true and just; according with truth and duty; just; true.

Rightadjective

Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not spurious.

Rightadjective

According with truth; passing a true judgment; conforming to fact or intent; not mistaken or wrong; not erroneous; correct; as, this is the right faith.

Rightadjective

Most favorable or convenient; fortunate.

Rightadjective

Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action is usually stronger than on the other side; - opposed to left when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the right side, hand, arm. Also applied to the corresponding side of the lower animals.

Rightadjective

Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well regulated; correctly done.

Rightadjective

Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the right side of a piece of cloth.

Rightadverb

In a right manner.

Rightadverb

In a right or straight line; directly; hence; straightway; immediately; next; as, he stood right before me; it went right to the mark; he came right out; he followed right after the guide.

Rightadverb

Exactly; just.

Rightadverb

According to the law or will of God; conforming to the standard of truth and justice; righteously; as, to live right; to judge right.

Rightadverb

According to any rule of art; correctly.

Rightadverb

According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really; correctly; exactly; as, to tell a story right.

Rightadverb

In a great degree; very; wholly; unqualifiedly; extremely; highly; as, right humble; right noble; right valiant.

Rightnoun

That which is right or correct.

Rightnoun

A just judgment or action; that which is true or proper; justice; uprightness; integrity.

Rightnoun

That to which one has a just claim.

Rightnoun

That which one has a legal or social claim to do or to exact; legal power; authority; as, a sheriff has a right to arrest a criminal.

Rightnoun

The right side; the side opposite to the left.

Rightnoun

Privilege or immunity granted by authority.

Rightnoun

In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those members collectively who are conservatives or monarchists. See Center, 5.

Rightnoun

The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.

Rightverb

To bring or restore to the proper or natural position; to set upright; to make right or straight (that which has been wrong or crooked); to correct.

Rightverb

To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of; as, to right the oppressed; to right one's self; also, to vindicate.

Rightverb

To recover the proper or natural condition or position; to become upright.

Rightverb

Hence, to regain an upright position, as a ship or boat, after careening.

Rightnoun

an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature;

Rightnoun

(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing;

Rightnoun

location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east;

Rightnoun

a turn to the right;

Rightnoun

those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged

Rightnoun

anything in accord with principles of justice;

Rightnoun

the hand that is on the right side of the body;

Rightnoun

the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right

Rightverb

make reparations or amends for;

Rightverb

put in or restore to an upright position;

Rightverb

regain an upright or proper position;

Rightverb

make right or correct;

Rightadjective

free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth;

Rightadjective

being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north;

Rightadjective

socially right or correct;

Rightadjective

in conformance with justice or law or morality;

Rightadjective

correct in opinion or judgment;

Rightadjective

appropriate for a condition or occasion;

Rightadjective

of or belonging to the political or intellectual left

Rightadjective

in or into a satisfactory condition;

Rightadjective

intended for the right hand;

Rightadjective

in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure;

Rightadjective

having the axis perpendicular to the base;

Rightadjective

of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face outward;

Rightadjective

most suitable or right for a particular purpose;

Rightadverb

precisely, exactly;

Rightadverb

immediately;

Rightadverb

exactly;

Rightadverb

toward or on the right; also used figuratively;

Rightadverb

in the right manner;

Rightadverb

an interjection expressing agreement

Rightadverb

completely;

Rightadverb

(Southern regional intensive) very;

Rightadverb

in accordance with moral or social standards;

Rightadverb

in a correct manner;

Wrongadjective

Incorrect or untrue.

Wrongadjective

Asserting something incorrect or untrue.

Wrongadjective

Immoral, not good, bad.

Wrongadjective

Improper; unfit; unsuitable.

Wrongadjective

Not working; out of order.

Wrongadjective

Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth.

Wrongadjective

(obsolete) Twisted; wry.

Wrongadverb

(informal) In a way that isn't right; incorrectly, wrongly.

Wrongnoun

Something that is immoral or not good.

Wrongnoun

An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).

Wrongnoun

The incorrect or unjust position or opinion.

Wrongnoun

The opposite of right; the concept of badness.

Wrongverb

To treat unjustly; to injure or harm.

Wrongverb

To deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice.

Wrongverb

To slander; to impute evil to unjustly.

Wrong

imp. of Wring. Wrung.

Wrongadjective

Twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose.

Wrongadjective

Not according to the laws of good morals, whether divine or human; not suitable to the highest and best end; not morally right; deviating from rectitude or duty; not just or equitable; not true; not legal; as, a wrong practice; wrong ideas; wrong inclinations and desires.

Wrongadjective

Not fit or suitable to an end or object; not appropriate for an intended use; not according to rule; unsuitable; improper; incorrect; as, to hold a book with the wrong end uppermost; to take the wrong way.

Wrongadjective

Not according to truth; not conforming to fact or intent; not right; mistaken; erroneous; as, a wrong statement.

Wrongadjective

Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth.

Wrongadverb

In a wrong manner; not rightly; amiss; morally ill; erroneously; wrongly.

Wrongnoun

That which is not right.

Wrongnoun

Deviation or departure from truth or fact; state of falsity; error; as, to be in the wrong.

Wrongverb

To treat with injustice; to deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice from; to do undeserved harm to; to deal unjustly with; to injure.

Wrongverb

To impute evil to unjustly; as, if you suppose me capable of a base act, you wrong me.

Wrongnoun

that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law;

Wrongnoun

a legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right

Wrongverb

treat unjustly; do wrong to

Wrongadjective

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth;

Wrongadjective

contrary to conscience or morality or law;

Wrongadjective

not appropriate for a purpose or occasion;

Wrongadjective

not functioning properly;

Wrongadjective

not according with the facts;

Wrongadjective

based on or acting or judging in error;

Wrongadjective

not in accord with established usage or procedure;

Wrongadjective

not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or taste; undesirable;

Wrongadjective

used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward;

Wrongadjective

badly timed;

Wrongadverb

in an incorrect manner;

Wrongadjective

not correct or true; incorrect

Wrongadjective

having judged incorrectly; mistaken

Wrongadjective

unsuitable or undesirable

Wrongadjective

in a bad or abnormal condition; amiss

Wrongadjective

unjust, dishonest, or immoral

Wrongadverb

in an unsuitable or undesirable manner or direction

Wrongadverb

with an incorrect result

Wrongnoun

an unjust, dishonest, or immoral act

Wrongverb

act unjustly or dishonestly towards

Wrongverb

mistakenly attribute bad motives to; misrepresent