rightward

[ rahyt-werd ]

adverb

1. Also rightwards. toward or on the right.

adjective

1. situated on the right.
2. directed toward the right.

rightward

/ ˈraɪtwəd /

adjective

1. situated on or directed towards the right

adverb

1. a variant of rightwards

Other Words From

• rightward·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of rightward¹

First recorded in 1805–15; right + -ward

Example Sentences

The outcome was the latest indication of a rightward shift in the reliably blue state, which saw a number of surprising results from the Nov. 5 election.

From Los Angeles Times

Two left-leaning justices are retiring from the Montana Supreme Court, threatening its liberal majority—which has staunchly protected individual rights, including abortion, as the state has swung rightward.

From Slate

But federal courts don’t tell the whole story: Across the country, voters also elected liberal justices to their state Supreme Courts, which function as a key backstop for civil rights and democracy as federal courts lurch rightward.

From Slate

Left-leaning judicial candidates even prevailed in deep-red Arkansas and Mississippi, bucking the national shift rightward.

From Slate

Calvert’s narrow victory comes amid a decisive rightward shift in American politics, with voters sending President-elect Donald Trump back to the White House and Republicans seizing control of the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times