RIGHT-MINDED Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

right-minded

adjective

ˈrīt-ˈmīn-dəd

Definition of right-minded

as in honorable

conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue a group of right-minded people working for social change

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Recent Examples of right-minded His actions in Gaza have been horrendous and any right-minded person should support his arrest. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026 Dehumanizing over billions of people, including millions of American citizens and legal residents, is wrong and should be denounced by any right-minded person. — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026 Any right-minded Floridian would be upset, but Mendoza easily found that the group had more than emotion on its side. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025 That’s because most right-minded and empathetic Americans would never oppose that. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 June 2025 There was a far greater furore around this split-second error, which any right-minded person should recognise had nothing to do with age or experience, than on Aston Villa failing to beat the worst Manchester United side in living memory. — Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025 No right-minded hospital leader wants to see AI models causing mischief. — Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025 Dom is a Wycombe Wanderers fan, middle class, educated to degree level and a likeable, right-minded fellow. — Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024 Eliza is a right-minded progressive who was active in the abolitionist movement in the 1830s. — Adam Kirsch, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023

Recent Examples of Synonyms for right-minded

Adjective

Central to the exhibition is the tension between the honorable and the immoral, the appealing and the revolting.

— News Desk, Artforum, 12 Oct. 2026
Dealing with the British, his Tenzing is scrupulous and honorable, but don’t confuse that with subservience.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of honorable

Adjective

Cringe names our ethical recognition of the stakes of emptying out these words.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
But Craig Holman, a lobbyist with the government accountability nonprofit advocacy group Public Citizen, told the AP that Marshall’s actions raised ethical red flags.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of ethical

Adjective

Jones turned in a yeoman's effort, going 22-35 for 155 passing yards and two touchdowns while also keeping the Longhorn defense honest with his legs.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
In McDonnell, his supporters say, the mayor has an honest and principled leader who has managed to steady a department beset by low morale, dwindling staffing levels and aging facilities.

— Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of honest

Adjective

An invite-only Rocket Variant replaces standard features with a single-seat configuration and perimeter thrusters for true flight, rendering it non-road-legal.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
The counter-argument that these groups already get the same knowledge from Iran, which gets it from China, Russia, and North Korea, is largely true.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of true

Adjective

The Playoff including home games for the highest seeded teams is a nice touch that many personalities seemed to agree was a positive.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
The Verdict Sporting a more polished look than its contemporaries, Panasonic’s Japanese microwave is a nice gateway to nudge your kitchen toward more upscale design.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of nice

Adjective

Such acts undermine Israel's security, its regional and international standing, and the moral fabric of our society.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Subsequent generations of founders drew from these tales the moral lesson that every great company originates in betrayal and is sustained by combat.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of moral

Adjective

The role of a legitimate people’s government is to level the playing field between the billionaires and the rest of us who are just trying to provide ourselves with decent, dignified lives and get ahead.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Like any decent strength coach, Potts and his staff hold their athletes to the consistent standard of challenging themselves.

— PJ Green October 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026

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