Definitions

right-hand

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essential adj.
needful adj.
right-hand man n.

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

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right-hand

Midway through the first half, Foden picked up the ball wide on the right-hand side in his own half and was closed down by Fernandes, who tripped the City man.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Only Ron Dermer, the prime minister’s right-hand man, came out to meet him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

There is no debate that White and Saka's partnership down the right-hand side, with the defender's overlapping runs, unlock the best in Saka.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Her reputation as Clark’s right-hand and enforcer spread along with the viral clip.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

The stray water collapses to the ground, only to roll toward the right-hand window like beads of quicksilver.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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