RIGHTED Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

righted

verb

past tense of right

as in redressed

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When the morticians reunited with their heads on day two of the showcase, most of the major injuries had already been redressed.

— John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
You’ll be redressed and out of the security line faster than all of your travel mates.

— Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2026

Definition of redressed

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Some of them will be only ameliorated or policed; others might be unsolvable in principle.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
According to the European Commission, the duty-free de minimis exemption was introduced in order to alleviate administrative burdens for customs authorities and businesses, but the digitalization of customs procedures has ameliorated that issue.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 23 June 2026

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Questions and answers have been shortened for brevity and focus.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Her campaign has been relatively free of major bumps since an appeals court in July cleared her path for a fourth run at the presidency, with a ruling that shortened a ban on seeking public office handed down to Le Pen for embezzling public funds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

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Yet again, nobody on the field bettered the Bosnian’s 13 defensive contributions, the majority of which came down to his nine clearances.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Gogel rose 12 places with his 7-under 63, bettered only by Scotland's Stephen Gallacher in fifth with an 8-under 62, which included nine birdies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026

Definition of bettered

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An earlier version of this story was corrected to describe the suspect as the former head of foreign, not domestic, intelligence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
But many of Lamont’s fellow Democrats say the fiscally moderate governor has over-corrected, saving too aggressively, to the detriment of health care, education, social services and other core programs.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

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