Right and Unjust

Right

Right adjective - Being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong.
Usage example: trying to do what is right

Unjust is an antonym for right in topics: just, appropriate, sane, fair, accurate.

Unjust

Unjust adjective - Violating principles of justice.
Usage example: unjust punishment

Right is an antonym for unjust.

Nearby Words: unjustified, unjustly

Both words in one sentence

  • You would think (if you believe in an afterlife for the just and unjust) that the saint would go to one and the sinner would go to the other, right?
  • The Spectre ends up discovering that the Joker has no functioning conscience, and thus can't tell right from wrong — and it would be unjust to kill him when he isn't consciously evil.
  • Their orders are absolute, not even captains have the power or right to question a decision that's been made, even when their decisions are unjust.
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