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Definitions

right-hand

ADJECTIVE
essential
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crucial fundamental imperative important indispensable main necessary needed vital
STRONG
capital cardinal chief leading prerequisite principal requisite
WEAK
constitutive foremost must-have necessitous needful required wanted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
auxiliary extra inessential minor needless nonessential optional secondary subordinate trivial unimportant unnecessary voluntary
STRONG
inferior
WEAK
accessory atypical subsidiary
ADJECTIVE
needful
Synonyms
WEAK
capital cardinal chief constitutive crucial foremost fundamental imperative indispensable leading main necessary necessitous needed prerequisite principal required requisite wanted
NOUN
right-hand man
Synonyms
WEAK
alter ego fidus Achates gal Friday man Friday right hand right-hand woman second self strong right arm

Example Sentences

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Ponder was driving a 2023 Tesla Model 3 early on March 1, according to the Colorado State Patrol, when he lost control on a right hand curve.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The trademark right hand still carried threat, but the explosiveness, timing and confidence that once made him so dangerous were not as prevalent.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Stylists are the consigliere, the therapist and the trusted right hand of any Oscar nominee.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

The philosopher catches our eye and gestures toward us with the right hand that rests on the air pump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Without giving me a chance to decide, DeShon clasps my right hand.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes