Left and Right

Opposite meaning words

Left noun - A political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom.

Usage example: a rising politician who is being hailed as the new voice of the left

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Right is an antonym for left in topics: abandoned, politically radical, on west side when facing north.

Nearby Words: leftover, leftist, lefty, leftism, leftmost

Right adjective - Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north.

Usage example: right center field

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Left is an antonym for right in topics: appropriate, sane, fair, accurate, conservative politically.

Nearby Words: righteous, rightful, righted, rightly, righting

The lyrics were changed to "You're on my left/right side" and "I'm in the middle" instead of "Boys" which made the last line of the chorus make a lot less sense ("And you're not here." Wait, aren't "You" on my left and right sides?)

Source: The Cover Changes the Gender
The controls boil down to pressing the left and right mouse/controller buttons (not just one of them, as the title would suggest) whenever an enemy comes within striking range left or right, respectively.

Source: Video Game / One Finger Death Punch
Though there are a few models whose left and right sides are noticeably mirrored, especially Rainbow Dash, whose yellow part of her mane is always on top whether facing left or right because when she's facing forward, it's centered on her head.

Source: Video Game / My Little Pony (Gameloft)

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