Standard Lemma guide

alright

adj · adv · intj · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • ôlrītʹ
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɔːlˈɹaɪt/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Northumbria: /aːˈɹiːt/
  • General-American: /ɔlˈɹaɪt/
  • General-American, cot-caught-merger: /ˌɑlˈɹaɪt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • colloquial: /ɔːˈɹaɪt/
  • colloquial: /ɒˈɹaɪt/
  • colloquial: /əˈɹaɪt/
  • Canada: /ɒːlˈɹʌɪt/
  • [ɒː(ɫ)ˈɹəi̯t] Ottawa Valley
  • [ə(ɫ)ˈɹiːt] Ottawa Valley
  • [ˈɒː(ɫ)ɹɪt] Ottawa Valley
  • [-ʔ] Ottawa Valley
  • India, North: /ˌɔlˈrɑjʈ/
  • India, North: [ɔːl.ɾäːɪ̯ʈ]
  • India, North: [-ʔ]
  • India, South: /ˈɔl.rəjʈ/
  • India, South: /ˈəl.rəjʈ/
  • India, South: [ɒːl.ɾɐɪ̯ʈ]
  • India, South: [ɐl.ɾɐɪ̯ʈ]
  • India, South: [-ʔ]
  • homophone: all right
  • rhymes with -aɪt
  • CMU ARPABET: AO2 L R AY1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Alternative form of all right; satisfactory; okay; in acceptable order.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, proscribed, sometimes

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: acceptable, adequate, fine, all right, average, close enough, close enough for government work, close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades, decent, favoursome, fair, jake, good enough, good enough for government work, hunky dory, kosher, mustn't grumble, nonbad, not bad, not half bad, OK, okay, okayish, passable, pretty good, tolerable, up to par, up to scratch, up to snuff, reasonable, respectable, satisfactory, snug, sufficient, suitable, tickety-boo

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Alternative form of all right.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, proscribed, sometimes

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

intj

Meaning 3

Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance; OK.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

intj

Meaning 4

An expression of happiness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • Alright! I passed my exam!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aah, alright, 'ave it, aww yeah, boo-ya, booyah, cowabunga, get in, hoo, hoorah, hooray, hurrah, hurray, huzzah, oh yeah, OMG, result, w00t, wacko, wahoo, whee, woo, wooh, woohay, woohoo, woop woop, whoo, whoop-de-doo, whoopee, yahoo, yay, yeah, yeehaw, yes, yippee, yippee-ki-yay, you beauty, zip-a-dee-doo-dah

Antonyms: none provided

5

intj

Meaning 5

A generic greeting; hello; how are you.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ciao, good morning, good day, good evening, good morrow, greetings, heaveno, hello, hello there, heyday, hi, hi there, hiya, hey hey, heyo, ho there, how, how are you, salaam, salaam alaikum, salutations, shalom, shalom aleichem, sup, wassup, well met, what's doing, what's going on, what's new, what's up, yello, yo, g'day, hey, howdy, cheerio, how's it going, top of the morning, namaste, wagwan, ayubowan, privet, howzit, alright, alright me babber, alright me lover, ay up me duck, ey up, hallo, hullo, wotcher, aloha, ayo

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

nonstandard usage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adverb

Meaning 7

in a satisfactory or adequate manner; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right')

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she'll do okay on her own
  • held up all right under pressure

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: okay, O.K., all right

Antonyms: none provided

8

adverb

Meaning 8

an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: very well, fine, all right, OK

Antonyms: none provided

9

adverb

Meaning 9

without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • it's expensive all right

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: all right

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h2elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-West Germanic *all Old English eall Middle English all English all English right univ. English alright Univerbation of all + right. Compare Old English eallriht (“all-right, just, exactly”) (from eall + riht), equivalent to al- (“all”) + right.

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