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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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Dr. Ralph Abraham, his right-hand man at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, recently shrugged off rising measles cases, saying that losing our elimination status was simply the “cost of doing business.”

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

After exiting, you’ll see the campus on the right-hand side.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Bentley, driving in the right-hand lane, did not see see the stationary traffic and crashed without altering his speed, police said.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

In her star-spangled blue-and-white skinsuit she charged out of the start, tore past the first three gates then leaned hard for the most aggressive line into a sweeping right-hand corner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

To their dismay, Wolf took the right-hand trail.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver