rightness
4 synonyms and 1 antonym for rightness, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The quality of being correct.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Antonyms
wrongness
Etymology
Traces to Middle English rightnesse, riȝtnesse, rihtnesse, from Old English rihtnes, rehtnis, from Proto-West Germanic *rehtanassī ("rightness, justice"), equivalent to right plus -ness. It is cognate with West Frisian rjochtens ("rightness"), Middle Dutch rechtenesse ("rightness, justification") and Old High German re...
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