all right
1 of 2adjective
1
: satisfactory, agreeable
Whatever you decide is all right with me.
2
: safe, well
He was ill but he's all right now.
3
informal : good, pleasing —often used as a generalized term of approval
an all right guy
all right
2 of 2adverb
1
: beyond doubt : certainly
She has pneumonia all right.
2
—used interjectionally especially to express agreement or resignation or to indicate the resumption of a discussion
All right, we can do that if you want.All right, let's go.
3
: well enough : satisfactorily
He does all right in school.
Synonyms
Adjective
- agreeable
- alright
- copacetic
- copasetic
- copesetic
- ducky
- fine
- good
- hunky-dory
- jake [slang]
- OK
- okay
- palatable
- satisfactory
Adverb
- acceptably
- adequately
- alright
- creditably
- decently
- fine
- good
- middlingly
- nicely
- OK
- okay
- passably
- respectably
- satisfactorily
- serviceably
- so-so
- sufficiently
- tolerably
- well
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Example Sentences
Adjective The quality of his work is all right but not outstanding. Her first movie was pretty bad but her second one was all right. Is it all right to leave early? Is this movie all right for children? He was very sick but now he's all right again. “Are you hurt?” “No, I'm all right.” She was upset when her boyfriend left, but she's all right now. Adverb She does all right in school. The engine was sputtering when I started it, but it's running all right now. “How's your father?” “He was pretty sick, but he's doing all right now.” See More
Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adverb
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Kids Definition
all right 1 of 2
adverb
1
: fairly well : well enough
She does all right in school.
2
—used to show agreement, acceptance, annoyance, reluctance, pleasure, or excitement
Well, all right. Go if you must.You got the job? All right!
all right
2 of 2adjective
1
: not ill, hurt, or unhappy : well
Did you cut yourself? No, I'm all right.
2
—used to tell someone not to be concerned
Calm down. Everything is all right.
3
: within acceptable limits of behavior
Is it all right if I go now?
4
: suitable or appropriate
Is this movie all right for children?
5
: fairly good : satisfactory
As an artist, he's all right.
all right 1 of 2
adjective
1
as in alright
being to one's liking it's all right with me if you wear jeans to the party Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- alright
- okay
- fine
- OK
- good
- acceptable
- agreeable
- satisfactory
- pleasing
- jake
- ducky
- copacetic
- palatable
- copesetic
- adequate
- hunky-dory
- delightful
- nice
- pleasant
- delicious
- welcome
- scrumptious
- gratifying
- dreamy
- copasetic
- tolerable
- decent
- felicitous
- delectable
- passable
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- bad
- unsatisfactory
- poor
- disagreeable
- wanting
- unacceptable
- lousy
- inferior
- wretched
- deficient
- substandard
- middling
- punk
- mediocre
- second-rate
- second-class
2
as in safe
not exposed to the threat of loss or injury as soon as we heard the rescue helicopter, we knew we were all right Synonyms & Similar Words
- alright
- safe
- well
- secure
- home free
- whole
- sound
- unharmed
- intact
- hale
- healthy
- unscathed
- unhurt
- uninjured
- scatheless
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- subject (to)
- susceptible
- vulnerable
- open
- liable
- unsafe
- exposed
- endangered
- insecure
- threatened
- imperiled
- violable
- hurt
- imperilled
- damaged
- injured
- wounded
- harmed
- scathed
3
as in adequate
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards it wasn't a great meal, but it was all right Synonyms & Similar Words
- adequate
- fine
- decent
- good
- satisfactory
- okay
- acceptable
- up to snuff
- useful
- OK
- tolerable
- respectable
- serviceable
- suitable
- passable
- worthy
- minimal
- fairish
- run-of-the-mine
- appropriate
- indifferent
- ordinary
- average
- agreeable
- fitting
- common
- right
- standard
- middling
- due
- bearable
- fair
- correct
- proper
- satisfying
- mediocre
- endurable
- sufferable
- meet
- seemly
- unexceptional
- gratifying
- so-so
- run-of-the-mill
- run-of-mine
- second-rate
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- insufficient
- inadequate
- lacking
- wrong
- wanting
- unacceptable
- unsatisfactory
- useless
- unworthy
- deficient
- unsuitable
- bad
- improper
- objectionable
- unfit
- disagreeable
- incomplete
- imperfect
- short
- defective
- cheap
- indecent
- pitiful
- poor
- shoddy
- insufficient
- mean
- lamentable
- faulty
- spare
- meager
- intolerable
- special
- maximum
- shabby
- extreme
- great
- skimpy
- unbearable
- meagre
- optimal
- miserly
- stingy
- optimum
- exceptional
- par excellence
- disreputable
- unendurable
- supreme
- scanty
- miserable
- fancy
- divine
- insufferable
- superior
- wretched
- atrocious
- exquisite
- top
- vile
- mean
- prime
- terrific
- splendid
- wonderful
- unparalleled
- dissatisfying
- unmatched
- grand
- neat
- matchless
- superb
- classic
- execrable
- noble
- marvellous
- marvelous
- peerless
- heavenly
- premium
- keen
- sensational
- stellar
- fabulous
- banner
- superlative
- capital
- sterling
- preeminent
- dandy
- swell
- boss
- unsurpassed
- niggardly
- nifty
- maximized
- groovy
- first-class
- high-grade
- first-rate
- supernal
- crackerjack
- top-notch
- tip-top
- jim-dandy
- bang-up
- A1
4
as in honorable
conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue he's an all right guy, so if he says that's the way it happened, I believe him Synonyms & Similar Words
- honorable
- true
- honest
- ethical
- nice
- good
- moral
- decent
- just
- right
- worthy
- straight
- noble
- virtuous
- righteous
- respected
- upright
- correct
- proper
- legitimate
- pure
- exemplary
- innocent
- right-minded
- seemly
- rectitudinous
- commendable
- decorous
- reputable
- esteemed
- principled
- creditable
- unobjectionable
- clean
- incorrupted
- guiltless
- immaculate
- angelic
- irreproachable
- upstanding
- scrupulous
- blameless
- incorruptible
- high-minded
- unerring
- spotless
- pharisaical
- sanctimonious
- menschy
- moralistic
- inoffensive
- incorrupt
- uncorrupted
- law-abiding
- angelical
- self-righteous
- lily-white
- goody-goody
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- wrong
- bad
- evil
- unseemly
- wicked
- improper
- immoral
- sinful
- unbecoming
- indecent
- dishonest
- incorrect
- naughty
- dishonorable
- unethical
- unrighteous
- unscrupulous
- mean
- degenerate
- low
- perverted
- depraved
- libertine
- atrocious
- infamous
- base
- debased
- dissolute
- corrupt
- indecorous
- unprincipled
- debauched
- objectionable
- vile
- vicious
- villainous
- offensive
- nefarious
- evil-minded
- fallen
- iniquitous
- blameworthy
- reprobate
- erring
- errant
all right
2 of 2adverb
1
as in good
in a satisfactory way if everything goes all right, I should be back in a day or two Synonyms & Similar Words
- good
- fine
- alright
- okay
- nicely
- well
- correctly
- OK
- adequately
- sufficiently
- acceptably
- decently
- tolerably
- satisfactorily
- respectably
- middlingly
- serviceably
- happily
- passably
- creditably
- appropriately
- so-so
- rightly
- fittingly
- efficiently
- suitably
- seemly
- aptly
- effectively
- meetly
- congruously
- neatly
- satisfyingly
- felicitously
- gratifyingly
- effectually
- decorously
- tidily
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- poorly
- bad
- ill
- badly
- intolerably
- inadequately
- insufficiently
- unsatisfactorily
- incorrectly
- unacceptably
- unbearably
- terribly
- awfully
- inappropriately
- horribly
- deficiently
- dreadfully
- miserably
- unsuitably
- disastrously
- indecently
- deplorably
- horridly
- horrendously
2
as in okay
used to express agreement all right, I'll try one tiny bite of octopus Synonyms & Similar Words
- okay
- yeah
- yes
- alright
- OK
- okeydokey
- okeydoke
- exactly
- yo
- yep
- positively
- ay
- certainly
- undoubtedly
- yea
- aye
- absolutely
- unquestionably
- indeed
- assuredly
- indisputably
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- no
- scarcely
- no way
- nay
3
as in sure
without any question he was there all right—I saw him sitting in the back row Synonyms & Similar Words
- sure
- certainly
- definitely
- surely
- for certain
- damn well
- clearly
- for sure
- probably
- likely
- really
- hands down
- undoubtedly
- so
- easily
- truly
- unquestionably
- undeniably
- indeed
- assuredly
- doubtless
- indisputably
- possibly
- perhaps
- alright
- plainly
- inarguably
- unarguably
- obviously
- by all odds
- by all means
- forsooth
- incontestably
- incontrovertibly
- conceivably
- unmistakably