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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Since returning to office, the Republican has often appeared with bruising on his right hand, usually covered with make-up.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Later, as human brains became larger and more complex, the preference for the right hand grew much stronger and more widespread.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Wardley floored his fellow Briton early with a flush right hand and dropped him again in the third, before Dubois regrouped and responded with wave after wave of heavy shots.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

The right hand introduces the melody, luxuriant and relaxed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Holding a toddling Fern with my right hand and a giddy Mattie with my left, I found a prime viewing spot on the boardwalk in front of Hanson’s Cash Grocery.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

right-hand

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