rightward

ˈraɪtwərd

Definition

Definition of rightward - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

directionmoving towards the right side

The car swerved rightward to avoid the obstacle.

dexterously

rightwards

politics

TECH.

shifting towards conservative views

TECH.

The party's policies have been moving rightward recently.

conservatively

right

rightwards

Adjective

spatial directionlocated on or moving towards the right side

The rightward arrow indicates the exit.

dextral

politics

TECH.

showing a shift towards conservative political views

TECH.

The party's rightward stance attracted new supporters.

conservative

right-wing

rightist

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Origin of rightward

Old English, riht (right) + -weard (toward)

Terms with rightward included in their meaning

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one o'clock

directions

position slightly rightward or above

two o'clock

direction

position ahead and rightward on a clock face

Examples of rightward in a sentence

The ship listed rightward in the strong winds.
Their rhetoric is shifting rightward.
The candidate's views have turned rightward.
The rightward shift of the car surprised me.
He noticed a rightward trend in the data.
The candidate's rightward policies appealed to older voters.

Rightward movements in the region have sparked debates.

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French:vers la droite, droite, ...
German:nach rechts, rechtsgerichteter, ...
Italian:verso destra, destro, ...
Spanish:hacia la derecha, derecho, ...
Portuguese:para a direita, conservador, ...
Chinese:向右, 向右的, ...
Japanese:右に, 右向きの, ...
Arabic:نَحْوَ اليَمِين, يَميني, ...
Hebrew:יָמִינָה, פּוֹנֶה יָמָּה, ...
Russian:вправо, правый, ...
Ukrainian:праворуч, правосторонній, ...
Hindi:दाईं ओर, दक्षिणावर्त, ...
Bengali:ডানদিকে, ডানপাশে, ...
Catalan:cap a la dreta, dretà, ...
Czech:doprava, pravý, ...
Danish:mod højre, højre, ...
Dutch:naar rechts, rechts, ...
Greek:δεξιά, δεξιόστροφος, ...
Hungarian:jobbra, jobbra mutató, ...
Khmer:ទៅខាងស្តាំ, នៅខាងស្តាំ, ...
Korean:오른쪽으로, 오른쪽의, ...
Persian:به سمت راست, راست‌گرا, ...
Polish:w prawo, prawy, ...
Portuguese (BR):para a direita, conservador, ...
Romanian:spre dreapta, dreapta, ...
Swedish:åt höger, högerpekande, ...
Thai:ไปทางขวา, ที่ชี้ไปทางขวา, ...
Turkish:sağa doğru, sağ yönlü, ...
Vietnamese:sang phải, chỉ sang phải, ...

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Definition of rightward - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

Adjective

Origin of rightward

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