Right
Right adjective - Following an original exactly.
Usage example: a modern replica of an 18th-century British warship that is right in all of its details
Wrong
Wrong adjective - Having an opinion that does not agree with truth or the facts.
Usage example: I'm sorry, but the latest research proves you wrong
How words are described
| good | good right | good wrong |
| nice | nice right | nice wrong |
| clear | clear right | clear wrong |
| better | better right | better wrong |
| Other adjectives: normal, perfect, half, legitimate, single, simple, real, big, wrong, little, bad, moral, ancient, general, less, latter, greatest, timing. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Now it's about who's tough and it ain't about who's right or wrong...but maybe being right is what made me tough enough.
Source: Right Makes Might - Or more clearly, angels can't do right or wrong, because such ideas aren't in their nature - they can do things humans consider wrong, but angels are indifferent.
- Terry Pratchett has said that he doesn't believe people who can actually tell the difference between right and wrong would ever choose wrong.
Source: Rousseau Was Right
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