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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The findings suggest that the combination of upright walking and larger brains may explain why humans developed such an unusually strong preference for the right hand.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Around 90% of people across cultures prefer using their right hand, a level of dominance not seen in any other primate species.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

“Once you raise your right hand to be sworn in as an elected official, you’ve got to take your job very seriously,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Then came a Wilder right hand in the eighth - the punch responsible for most of his 43 knockouts in 44 previous wins.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Jake doused his flashlight, tucked it into his belt, and grabbed Grace’s right hand with his left.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

right-hand

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