alrightadjective, adverb, exclamation
uk/ɔːlˈraɪt/us/ɑːlˈraɪt/non-standard form of all right
Examples
- "Don't worry, " he said reassuringly. "Everything will be alright."
- Could you check this letter I've written and see if it's alright?
- My wife checks on our elderly neighbour every few days to make sure that he's alright.
- He says it's alright but I think he's keeping something from me.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Quite good, or not very good
- acceptable
- adequate
- agreeable
- all very well idiom
- all very well/fine/good idiom
- average
- cut
- fair
- iffy
- impure
- indifferent
- kind
- lesser
- pass
- reasonable
- refined
- rose
- rough edges idiom
- satisfactory
- second best idiom
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