Synonyms for rightly
ˈraɪt liright·ly

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1. rightly, justly, justifiedlyadverb

   with honesty

   "he was rightly considered the greatest singer of his time"

   Synonyms:
   justly, justifiedly, right

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1. rightlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   uprightly, equitably, fairly, lawfully, rightfully, right

2. rightlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   fitly, suitably, properly

3. rightlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   correctly, truly

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1. List of paraphrases for "rightly":

   correctly, justifiably, rightfully, properly, legitimately, right, justly, aptly, deservedly, precisely, appropriately, fittingly, well

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1. Michael Brown:

   You have this triangle of everyone's fighting over who's responsible for what. And the person caught in the middle, rightly or wrongly, is the victim. All they want to do is just get their lives back to normal.

2. Scott Morrison:

   This pandemic has been incredibly difficult for every Australian but we have stuck together and saved lives and livelihoods. ... Australians have made many sacrifices during this pandemic, and they rightly expect the result of those sacrifices to be protected, his is what the Minister is doing in taking this action today.

3. Roy Hattersley:

   We’ve seen a feeling that politicians don’t deliver any more, and this I think is the most important thing, the multinational economy, multinational companies, the internet – all those things have taken power out of politicians’ hands. People rightly see politicians as not having the power and strength to do what they want them to do.

4. Jacinda Ardern:

   There have rightly been questions around how this could have happened here. In a place that prides itself on being open, peaceful, diverse. And there is anger that it has happened here.

5. Tony Abbott:

   This was the act of someone who was way beyond any mainstream, any mainstream, and has been rightly, absolutely repudiated by all the communities of Australia, we want to know why Man Haron Monis wasn't being monitored, given Man Haron Monis history of violence, Man Haron Monis history of mental instability, and Man Haron Monis history of infatuation with extremism.