all right as an adjective: - 1
as a adverb: - 1
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all right
adjective
1 all right
Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition:
— The passengers were shaken up but are all right.
— Is everything all right?.
synonyms: cool, fine, hunky-dory, o.k., ok, okay.
Roget 831:
content,
contented;
satisfied
etc.
v.;
at ease,
at one's ease,
at home;
with the mind at ease,
sans souci [Fr.],
sine cura [Lat.],
easygoing,
not particular;
conciliatory;
unrepining†,
of good comfort;
resigned
etc.
(patient)
826;
cheerful
etc.
836.
unafflicted,
unvexed†,
unmolested,
unplagued†;
serene
etc.
826;
at rest,
snug,
comfortable;
in one's element.
satisfactory,
tolerable,
good enough,
OK,
all right,
acceptable.
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adverb
1 all right
An expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence.
synonyms: alright, fine, OK, very well.
Roget 488:
yes,
yea,
ay,
aye,
true;
good;
well;
very well,
very true;
well and good;
granted;
even so,
just so;
to be sure,
'thou hast said',"
you said it,
you said a mouthful;
truly,
exactly,
precisely,
that's just it,
indeed,
certainly,
you bet,
certes [Lat.],
ex concesso [Lat.];
of course,
unquestionably,
assuredly,
no doubt,
doubtless;
naturally,
natch.
be it so;
so be it,
so let it be;
amen;
willingly
etc.
602.
affirmatively,
in the affirmative.
OK,
all right,
might as well,
why not;?
with one consent,
with one voice,
with one accord;
unanimously,
una voce,
by common consent,
in chorus,
to a man;
nem.
con,
nemine contradicente [Lat.];
nemine dissentiente [Lat.];
without a dissentient voice;
as one man,
one and all,
on all hands.
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2 all right
Without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion):
— It's expensive all right.
synonym: alright.
3 all right
In a satisfactory or adequate manner:
— Held up all right under pressure.
synonyms: alright, O.K., okay.
Moby thesaurus: OK, Roger, absolute, absolutely, acceptable, accurate, adequate, admissible, agreeable, agreed, alright, alrighty, amen, as you say, assuredly, aye, better than nothing, by all means, certainly, correct, da, dead right, decent, doing nicely, exactly, fair, fairish, faultless, fine, flawless, good, good enough, goodish, hear, indeed, indeedy, ja, just, just right, just so, letter-perfect, mais oui, meticulous, moderate, most assuredly, naturally, naturellement, not amiss, not bad, not half bad, not so bad, of course, okay, oui, passable, perfect, positively, precisely, presentable, pretty good, proper, quite, rather, really, respectable, right, righto, satisfactory, straight, straight-up-and-down, sufficient, sure, sure thing, surely, tenable, tidy, to be sure, tolerable, truly, unailing, unexceptionable, unexceptional, unimpeachable, unobjectionable, unsick, unsickly, up and about, very well, viable, well, well and good, why yes, workmanlike, yea, yeah, yep, yes, yes indeed, yes indeedy, yes sir, yes sirree ... show more.
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