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conservative, reactionary, Tory: The right wing of the liberal
party is not so very different from the left wing of the
conservatives. 7 face, upper, principal, front: Have you laid
the tablecloth right side up? 8 utter, complete, perfect,
unmitigated, unalloyed, out-and-out, thorough, thoroughgoing,
24-carat or esp. US 24-karat, dyed in the wool, pure, absolute,
real, Brit proper: I've been a right idiot not to realize that
he loved only her.
--n. 9 privilege, prerogative, licence, power, claim, title,
freedom, liberty: We must allow nothing to interfere with our
democratic rights, such as our right to vote. 10 justice,
reason, fact, truth, fairness, equity, good, goodness,
integrity, virtue, virtuousness, honesty, honourableness,
morality, propriety, rectitude, right-mindedness,
high-mindedness, nobility, uprightness: He believes that he has
right on his side. 11 right side or hand or fist, Nautical
starboard: She stood on his right. She gave him a quick right
to the jaw. 12 by rights. properly, fairly, justly, to be just,
to be fair, in fairness, honestly, in all honesty, to be honest:
By rights, because I paid for it, the house is mine.
--adv. 13 directly, straight, straightaway, right away or off,
in a beeline, as the crow flies, forthwith; unhesitatingly,
immediately, promptly, at once, instantly, without hesitating or
hesitation, without delay, quickly, swiftly, speedily, Colloq
pronto, straight off: The minute he walked into the room, he
went right to the wall-safe. Please come over right now. 14
exactly, precisely, unerringly, accurately; just: She hung the
paintings right where they belonged. 15 just, only: I stopped
right now - when you walked in. 16 well, satisfactorily,
advantageously, profitably, favourably, opportunely: I hope
that everything turns out right for you. 17 correctly,
accurately, properly, precisely, well, sensibly, fittingly,
suitably, aptly: If you can't do it right, why bother doing it
at all!
--v. 18 straighten (up or out), set upright or aright: I
righted all the chairs the children had knocked over. 19 put or
set or make right, put or set to rights, correct, straighten
out, redress, amend, make up for, rectify, sort out, repair,
fix: She has always felt that her mission in life was to right
wrongs. 20 avenge, retaliate for, vindicate, repay, revenge,