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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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As she spread it in front of her, she turned over her right hand.

From Literature

The AI-enhanced image also led some social media users to falsely claim the object in Pretti's right hand was a weapon, but analysis of the verified footage showed he was holding a phone.

From Barron's

Her right hand reached out, and she touched the spark of phosphorescent light.

From Literature

Quincy trots by, bouncing the ball from right hand to left.

From Literature

His right hand is worse than the left, mangled into a knot.

From Literature

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.