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as in adequate
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards it wasn't a great meal, but it was all right

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adverb

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Recent Examples of all right
Adjective
Some have stepped up and been ready and some showed some hiccups under the lights — and that is all right. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025 If the Diamondbacks are all right with blowing their roster up a bit more, a Marte trade could become a reality, and the Mets would be the perfect landing spot. Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025 All this could now be coming to an end with word that Stern’s show on SiriusXM could get scrapped, as tabloid rumors are fed by a new promo running on Sirius suggesting the host will reveal all right after Labor Day. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025 We were tumbled around, all right. Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for all right
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all right
Adjective
  • Financial reports, client data, or confidential business information can be uploaded in ways that sidestep official security and AI policies, often neutralizing safeguards intended to keep information safe.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • New technology can solve crimes faster, safer, and less expensively than ever before.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The engine is adequate but not speedy, especially in non-hybrid trims, and some rivals beat it on handling or driving engagement.
    Josh Max, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Leafy greens, nuts, and legumes provide adequate magnesium, too.
    Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Initially receiving a general discharge, Matlovich’s status was posthumously elevated to honorable.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That would be the honest, fair and honorable thing to do.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Hochul touted the program as a way to expand access to higher education and good-paying jobs, strengthen the state’s workforce, and invest in community colleges.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Shake it up good and don’t over dress it!
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Most bands’ B-sides were random live tracks, extraneous remixes, or goofing off in the studio — and Oasis did engage in a bit of that — but Oasis also famously burned off a number of instant classics as B-sides as if to prove this band was definitely no flash in the pan.
    Jesse Adams, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Somewhat in 2020, definitely in 2024.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But 10 days into our Patagonian adventure, a little water—okay, a lot of water—wasn’t enough to deter us from heading out on a Zodiac tour around the Tucker Islets, a small cluster of islands and outcrops in the Strait of Magellan inhabited primarily by Magellanic penguins.
    Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But one thing is for sure – political violence is never okay.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Santana's first two months in his age-39 campaign were alright, but the bottom quickly fell out.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • But your girl is gonna be alright.
    Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Critical thinking, emotional intelligence, creativity, and ethical reasoning.
    Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • There will be people who may address the ethical concerns of filming someone during an extended breakdown.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025

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“All right.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20right. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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