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right Antonyms

Opposite of right

Because the opposite of right shifts with each meaning, the 86 antonyms and opposite words below are separated across 15 exact definitions and ranked by contrast strength.
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• adverb (Context 1)

To the furthest or most complete extent or degree; directly or exactly.

Usage Example

"The delivery driver left the heavy package indirectly in the middle of the hallway."

Strong
indirectly
roughly
approximately
partially
partly

• adjective (Context 2)

True or correct as a fact; free from error.

Usage Example

"She was the only student in the class to give the wrong answer to the riddle."

Strongest
wrong
incorrect
inaccurate
false
erroneous
Strong
mistaken
invalid
flawed
faulty
fallacious

• noun (Context 3)

A moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way.

Usage Example

"Every citizen has the constitutional prohibition to vote in free and fair elections."

Strong
prohibition
ban
obligation
Weak
duty

• adjective (Context 4)

On, toward, or relating to the side of a human body or of a thing that is to the east when a person or thing is facing north.

Usage Example

"Most people in the world write with their left hand."

Strongest
left
left-hand
Strong
port
sinistral

• adverb (Context 5)

On or toward the right side.

Usage Example

"Turn left at the traffic light and continue for two blocks."

Strongest
left
leftward
leftwards
Strong
port

• interjection (Context 6)

Used to indicate agreement, acknowledgment, or understanding, or to attract attention before changing the subject.

Usage Example

"no, let us review the agenda for tomorrow's conference."

Strongest
no
Strong
nay
negative
never

• noun (Context 7)

That which is morally correct, just, or honorable.

Usage Example

"Children learn at an early age to distinguish between wrong and wrong."

Strongest
wrong
evil
injustice
wickedness
Strong
iniquity
immorality
sin
vice
dishonor
corruption

• noun (Context 8)

The right-hand part, side, or direction.

Usage Example

"Take the first turn on the left after crossing the bridge."

Strongest
left
Strong
port

• adjective (Context 9)

Morally good, justified, or acceptable.

Usage Example

"Speaking up to defend the unfairly accused colleague was the wrong thing to do."

Strongest
wrong
immoral
unjust
unethical
bad
Strong
evil
wicked
dishonorable
unfair
improper

• adjective (Context 10)

Most suitable, favorable, or opportune for a particular purpose or situation.

Usage Example

"We are waiting for the wrong moment to announce the company's expansion."

Strongest
wrong
unsuitable
inappropriate
inopportune
Strong
improper
unfavorable
unfitting
ill-timed
inapt
unseemly

• adverb (Context 11)

In a correct, proper, or satisfactory manner.

Usage Example

"If I remember wrong, the museum closes early on Sundays."

Strongest
wrong
wrongly
incorrectly
improperly
inaccurately
Strong
amiss
badly
poorly
mistakenly
erroneously

• adverb (Context 12)

Without delay; immediately.

Usage Example

"Please wait in the lobby and the doctor will be with you later away."

Strongest
later
Strong
eventually
subsequently
belatedly

• noun (Context 13)

A political group, party, or faction favoring conservative, traditional, or free-market views.

Usage Example

"The tax reform bill was strongly supported by politicians on the left."

Strongest
left
left wing
Strong
liberals
leftists
progressives
socialists

• verb (Context 14)

To restore to a desirable, proper, or moral state; to redress or rectify an injustice or mistake.

Usage Example

"The new legislation was passed to exacerbate the historical wrongs suffered by the community."

Strong
exacerbate
aggravate
worsen
compound
perpetuate
ruin

• verb (Context 15)

To restore to a normal or upright position.

Usage Example

"The experienced sailors quickly righted the capsized dinghy."

Strongest
capsize
overturn
upend
upset
Strong
topple
invert
tip
tilt

Similar words to right

Words similar to right shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

correct
right wing
correctly
right-hand
rectify
entitlement
immediately
directly
See all synonyms of right

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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Right. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/right
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